Editing Orange Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|official_name = Orange Township,<br> Pennsylvania
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|image_caption = Orange Township looking southeast towards [[Knob Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Knob Mountain]]
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|map_caption = Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Orange Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Columbia]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1780
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1839
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|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 33.74
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|area_total_sq_mi = 13.03
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 1163 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 37.40
|population_density_sq_mi = 96.86
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|area_code = [[Area code 570|570]]
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'''Orange Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Columbia County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 1,163 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
The [[Patterson Covered Bridge No. 112]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:View of Orange Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania looking east.JPG|thumb|left|View of Orange Township looking east from Bowmans Mill Road]]
Orange Township is located just north of the center of Columbia County and surrounds the borough of [[Orangeville, Pennsylvania|Orangeville]], a separate municipality. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|33.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|33.3|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 1.18%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203756896| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Orange township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 26, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213122646/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203756896| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)|Fishing Creek]], a tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]], crosses the township from east to west and forms part of the southwestern boundary. [[Knob Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Knob Mountain]] forms part of the township boundary in the east.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2010= 1257
|2020= 1163
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1166
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,148 people, 435 households, and 344 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|87.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 532 housing units at an average density of {{convert|40.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 435 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,917, and the median income for a family was $56,875. Males had a median income of $34,917 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,608.  About 5.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Image:Map of Columbia County Pennsylvania School Districts.png|300 px|thumb|right|Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania School Districts, with Central Columbia School District in blue in the center of the county.]]

The area's local school district is the [[Central Columbia School District]]. It serves about 2,100 students and features three academic buildings and one administration building. Students are divided into the Elementary School (grades K through 4), Middle School (grades 5 through 8) and the High School (grades 9 through 12).

According to the 2003 data collected by [[Standard & Poor's]], 18.4% of students are economically disadvantaged, 13.1% receive special education services and 71.1% of students pass the state-mandated testing. The district spends about $6,999 per student.<ref>[http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=39/llid=116/stllid=151/locid=953373/stype=/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes Central Columbia School District report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213715/http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid%3D39/llid%3D116/stllid%3D151/locid%3D953373/stype%3D/catid%3D-1/secid%3D-1/compid%3D-1/site%3Dpes |date=September 27, 2007 }}, School Matters, Standard & Poors 2003, 2005.</ref>

In 2007, the [[Pittsburgh Business Times]] ranked the district 146th out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores.<ref>Blacklidge, Karen, Valley schools all over the Chart, The Daily Item, June 6, 2007. {{cite web |url=http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_163000144.html |title=Valley schools all over the chart » News » the Daily Item, Sunbury, PA |access-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730185317/http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_163000144.html |archive-date=July 30, 2012 }}</ref>

{{As of|2006}} the Middle School was under construction. Several small additions were being added to accommodate the increasing class size, and a major renovation on the existing portion was to bring it up to code. It was expected to be near completion by the beginning of the 2007–08 school year.

==References==
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{{Columbia County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1780]]
[[Category:Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Columbia County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]