Olive Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Olive Township is one of thirteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in St. Joseph County
St. Joseph County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 265,559 people, 100,743 households, and 66,792 families residing in the county. The population density was 581 people per square mile . There were 107,013 housing units at an average density of 234 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 3,914.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, Olive Township covers an area of 57.5 square miles (148.9 km²); of this, 57.4 square miles (148.7 km²) (99.81 percent) is land and 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) (0.19 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Hamilton at 41.7322679°N 86.4780726°W
  • Hubbard at 41.6964351°N 86.4189028°W
  • Olive at 41.7000459°N 86.4480708°W
  • Terre Coupee at 41.7022679°N 86.4772386°W
  • Zeigler at 41.6983794°N 86.4336256°W

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

Adjacent townships

  • Bertrand Township, Berrien County, Michigan (northeast)
  • Warren Township
    Warren Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
    Warren Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,430.-Geography:...

     (east)
  • Greene Township
    Greene Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
    Greene Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,040.-Geography:...

     (southeast)
  • Lincoln Township, LaPorte County
    Lincoln Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
    Lincoln Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,835.-External links:* *...

     (southwest)
  • Wills Township, LaPorte County
    Wills Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
    Wills Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,827.-External links:* *...

     (southwest)
  • Galien Township, Berrien County, Michigan (northwest)
  • Hudson Township, LaPorte County
    Hudson Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
    Hudson Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,909.-External links:* *...

     (northwest)

Political districts

  • Indiana's 2nd congressional district
    Indiana's 2nd congressional district
    Indiana's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in South Bend, the district is located in north-central Indiana and takes in the Indiana portion of the Michiana region...

  • State House District 7
  • State Senate District 8

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK