Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Olive Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Elkhart
Government Type:	Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:	18.15
Area Land Sq Mi:	18.08
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.08
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	3388
Population Density Sq Mi:	169.7
Elevation Footnotes:	^[2]
Elevation M:	251
Elevation Ft:	823
Coordinates:	41.5603°N -86.0314°W
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-56520^[3]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	453687

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, of which (or 99.61%) is land and (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)

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

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana . . March 19, 2024.
2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203606/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18039 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
5. Book: History of Elkhart County, Indiana . Chas. C. Chapman Co. . 1881 . 1101.
6. Web site: How to get a library card . Wakarusa-Olive & Harrison Township Public Library . 7 March 2018.