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Orion Township, Michigan
Charter township in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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) | |
Coordinates: 42°45′56″N 83°16′01″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 |
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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.