| Official Name: | Olive Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ottawa |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.8 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5007[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 50.0 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 129.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 195 |
| Elevation Ft: | 640 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8961°N -86.0858°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 49424 (Holland), 49460 (West Olive), 49464 (Zeeland) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-60460[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626841 |
Olive Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,007 at the 2020 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km), of which 36.2 square miles (93.8 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.06%) is water. The Pigeon River flows through the northern part of the township.[7]
The Ottawa County Fillmore complex is located in Olive Township. The Fillmore complex contains a number of county offices, including the county jail, the sheriff's office, the central dispatch authority, and the county clerk's office.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,375 people, 1,406 households, and 1,147 families residing in the township. The population density was 129.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,414 housing units at an average density of 39.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 86.02% White, 2.70% African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 7.30% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.52% of the population.
There were 1,406 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.41.
In the township the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 19, 7.2% from 20 to 24, 7.2% from 25 to 29, 47.1% from 30 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.8 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $61,176 and the median income for a family was $68,750. The per capita income for the township was $20,613. About 6.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.