Orange Township, Hancock County, Ohio

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Map of Hancock County, Ohio Highlighting Orange Township
Map of Hancock County, Ohio Highlighting Orange Township

Orange Township is a township in Hancock County, Ohio. It contains part of the village of Bluffton, most of which is in Allen County.

It is bordered by Union Township (north), Eagle Township (notheast), Van Buren Township (east), Liberty Township, Hardin County (south), Jackson Township, Allen County (southwest), Richland Township, Allen County (southwest).

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township clerk, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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Municipalities and Communities of Hancock County, Ohio
(County Seat: Findlay)
Cities Findlay | Fostoria
Villages Arcadia | Arlington | Benton Ridge | Jenera | McComb | Mount Blanchard | Mount Cory | Rawson | Van Buren | Vanlue
Townships Allen | Amanda | Biglick | Blanchard | Cass | Delaware | Eagle | Jackson | Liberty | Madison | Marion | Orange | Pleasant | Portage | Union | Van Buren | Washington
Unincorporated communities Mortimer | Williamstown