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Orange Township School No. 2
Ohio›Hancock County

OrangeOH

A town of 889. A regional job hub with 1,254 jobs.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
889
−3.5% since 2010
Median home value
$197K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
63.5
years
Jobs based here
1,254
A job hub

What makes Orange stand out

The 2 things Orange does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

889 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Orange

Most working residents leave Orange for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Findlay (35%), Bluffton (7%) and Allen (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Orange5%
Findlay35%
Bluffton7%
Allen4%
Columbus3%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,254
jobs based in Orange
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns

Orange beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
10 better22 too close to call0 worse
What stands outOrangeOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.4%8.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.9%14.1%
Bluffton Hospital
4.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
24th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Orange has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall44–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,228 people come to Orange for work

Where Orange’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

35% → Findlay Findlay 35% 7% → Bluffton Bluffton 7% 4% → Allen Allen 4% 3% → Columbus Columbus 3% 3% → Liberty Liberty 3% 2% → Bath Bath 2% Orange · 5% stay
1,254jobs based in Orange
5%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Orange

Township in Ohio, US

Orange Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,301.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,301
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
869 ft

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