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Olive Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
St. Joseph

Elevation
  
225 m

Local time
  
Thursday 11:44 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
453688

Area
  
148.9 km²

Population
  
3,914 (2000)

Olive Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

ZIP codes
  
46552, 46554, 46619, 46628

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 67% Humidity

Olive Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,914.

Contents

Map of Olive Township, IN, USA

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 41.732268°N 86.478073°W / 41.732268; -86.478073
  • Hubbard at 41.696435°N 86.418903°W / 41.696435; -86.418903
  • Olive at 41.700046°N 86.448071°W / 41.700046; -86.448071
  • Terre Coupee at 41.702268°N 86.477239°W / 41.702268; -86.477239
  • Zeigler at 41.698379°N 86.433626°W / 41.698379; -86.433626

    • (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

  • Indiana Toll Road
  • I-80
  • I-90
  • US 20
  • SR 2

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Hustons Airport

    • Lakes

  • Lancaster Lake
  • Spicer Lake

    • History

    Olive Township was formed in 1830. The township was named for Olive Stanton Vail, the wife of an early settler.

    The Haven Hubbard Home and Studebaker Clubhouse and Tree Sign are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

    School districts

  • New Prairie United School Corporation

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Olive Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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