Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°33′37″N 86°01′53″W / 41.56028°N 86.03139°W / 41.56028; -86.03139[1]
(2020)[2]
Olive Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,068.[4]
History
Olive Township was organized in 1836.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km2), of which 18.08 square miles (46.8 km2) (or 99.61%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.44%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Wakarusa (north three-quarters)
Adjacent townships
- Baugo Township (north)
- Concord Township (northeast)
- Harrison Township (east)
- Union Township (southeast)
- Locke Township (south)
- Madison Township, St. Joseph County (west)
- Penn Township, St. Joseph County (northwest)
Major highways
SR 19
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Pletcher and Shutts.
Education
Olive Township residents are eligible to obtain a library card at the Wakarusa-Olive & Harrison Township Public Library in Wakarusa.[6]
References
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. p. 1101.
- ^ "How to get a library card". Wakarusa-Olive & Harrison Township Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Goshen
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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