Orient Township is a civil township of Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 803 at the 2000 census.CommunitiesThere are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are a few unincorporated communities: Sears is a small farming community in the northwest part of the township, between US 10 and the railroad line, originally built the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway (later the Pere Marquette Railway. It has a medium-sized Amish community along with their stores and farms. The Sears post office serves ZIP code 49679, which covers most of Orient Township and the eastern half of Sylvan Township to the north along with a small portion of eastern Evart Township.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4sqmi, of which 34.8sqmi is land and 0.6sqmi (1.75%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 803 people, 318 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.1 per square mile (8.9/km²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.37% African American, 0.25% Asian, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or
