Olive Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Olive Township
—  Township  —
Location in St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41°41′07″N 86°28′17″W / 41.68528°N 86.47139°W / 41.68528; -86.47139Coordinates: 41°41′07″N 86°28′17″W / 41.68528°N 86.47139°W / 41.68528; -86.47139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	St. Joseph
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	57.5 sq mi (148.93 km2)
– Land	57.4 sq mi (148.65 km2)
– Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  0.19%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,914
– Density	68.2/sq mi (26.3/km2)
ZIP codes	46552, 46554, 46619, 46628
GNIS feature ID	0453688[1]

Olive Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,914.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Olive Township covers an area of 57.5 square miles (149 km²); of this, 57.4 square miles (149 km²) (99.81 percent) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (0.19 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• New Carlisle

Unincorporated towns

• Hamilton at 41°43′56″N 86°28′41″W / 41.7322679°N 86.4780726°W / 41.7322679; -86.4780726
• Hubbard at 41°41′47″N 86°25′08″W / 41.6964351°N 86.4189028°W / 41.6964351; -86.4189028
• Olive at 41°42′00″N 86°26′53″W / 41.7000459°N 86.4480708°W / 41.7000459; -86.4480708
• Terre Coupee at 41°42′08″N 86°28′38″W / 41.7022679°N 86.4772386°W / 41.7022679; -86.4772386
• Zeigler at 41°41′54″N 86°26′01″W / 41.6983794°N 86.4336256°W / 41.6983794; -86.4336256

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Bertrand Township, Berrien County, Michigan (northeast)
• Warren Township (east)
• Greene Township (southeast)
• Lincoln Township, LaPorte County (southwest)
• Wills Township, LaPorte County (southwest)
• Galien Township, Berrien County, Michigan (northwest)
• Hudson Township, LaPorte County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Olive Chapel Cemetery.

Major highways

• Ind. Toll Rd.
• I-80
• I-90
• US 20
• SR 2

Airports and landing strips

• Hustons Airport

Lakes

• Lancaster Lake
• Spicer Lake

School districts

• New Prairie United School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 7
• State Senate District 8

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ "Olive Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453688. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
2. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana