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Orion Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Orion | |
 Village of Lake Orion within Orion Township | |
 Location within Oakland County (red) and the administered village of Lake Orion (pink) | |
  Orion Township Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′56″N 83°16′01″W / 42.76556°N 83.26694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Established | 1835 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Chris Barnett |
| Area | |
| • Charter township | 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 33.4 sq mi (86.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Charter township | 38,206 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48348, 48359–48362 |
| Area code(s) | 248 and 947 |
| FIPS code | 26-61100[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626859[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Orion Charter Township (/ˈɒriən/ ORR-ee-ən) is a charter township of Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 38,206 as of the 2020 census.[3]
The official motto of the township and village is, "Where living is a vacation".[4] "Lake Orion" is often used to describe both the village and the township. The township hosts General Motors' Orion Assembly plant which produces small cars, and EV pickup trucks.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orion Township, Michigan
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Orion Township Home Page". Retrieved 26 November 2011.