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Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Elkhart

GNIS feature ID
  
453687

Local time
  
Thursday 11:43 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-56520

Elevation
  
251 m

Population
  
3,068 (2010)

Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Weather
  
7°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 65% Humidity

Area
  
47.01 km² (46.83 km² Land / 21 ha Water)

Olive Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,068.

Contents

Map of Olive Township, IN, USA

History

Olive Township was organized in 1836.

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.

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.

    References

    Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana Wikipedia
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