The 2020 census found 3,077 people in the township.

[3] Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships: The village of Orwell is located in central Orwell Township.

[4] The first settler in Orwell Township was former New York resident A.H. Paine, who arrived in 1815.

[5] 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.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] 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.