Mount Olive Township, New Jersey

Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
Township
Lewis Carey Farmhouse located in Flanders
Lewis Carey Farmhouse located in Flanders
Official seal of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
Seal
Map
Interactive map of Mount Olive
Mount Olive Township is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Township
Location in Morris County
Mount Olive Township is located in New Jersey
Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Township
Location in New Jersey
Mount Olive Township is located in the United States
Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°51′56″N 74°44′31″W / 40.865597°N 74.74193°W / 40.865597; -74.74193[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Morris
IncorporatedMarch 22, 1871
Named forBenjamin Olive
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (mayor–council)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorJoe Nicastro (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4]
 • AdministratorAndrew Tatarenko[5]
 • Municipal clerkMichelle Masser[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
31.24 sq mi (80.92 km2)
 • Land29.62 sq mi (76.71 km2)
 • Water1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2)  5.21%
 • Rank83rd of 565 in state
4th of 39 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
28,886
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
29,249
 • Rank84th of 565 in state
2nd of 39 in county[12]
 • Density975.3/sq mi (376.6/km2)
  • Rank387th of 565 in state
29th of 39 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07828 – Budd Lake[13][14]
07836 – Flanders[15]
Area code(s)908 and 973[16]
FIPS code3402749080[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0882197[1][19]
Websitewww.mountolivetwpnj.org

Mount Olive Township is a township in western Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[20] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,886,[9][10] its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 769 (+2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 28,117,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 3,924 (+16.2%) from the 24,193 counted in the 2000 census.[23]

The Township of Mount Olive was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1871, from portions of Roxbury Township.[24][25][26] Netcong was formed from portions of the township on October 23, 1894.[24] The township was named for Benjamin Olive, a colonial-era Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey who donated land for the site of churches constructed in the area.[27][28]

The township comprises the unincorporated communities of Budd Lake and Flanders.[29] Located within the Raritan Valley region, Mount Olive is situated in western Morris County bordering both Sussex and Warren counties along the Musconetcong River.

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Administration, Mount Olive Township. Accessed March 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Township Clerk, Mount Olive Township. Accessed March 26, 2023.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Mount Olive, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Mount Olive, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 20, 2012.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 23, 2013.
  15. ^ "ZIP Code™ Lookup | USPS".
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Mount Olive, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 23, 2013.
  17. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  19. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  20. ^ Explore Southwestern Morris County, Morris County Tourism Authority. Accessed April 10, 2024. "Southwestern Morris County includes a multitude of farms, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture offering fresh produce and festivals throughout the growing season throughout its communities of Mount Olive, Washington Township (Long Valley), Roxbury, Chester, Chester Township, Mount Arlington, Mendham, Mendham Township, Randolph and Netcong."
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  23. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  24. ^ a b Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 195. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  25. ^ The History of Mt. Olive, Mount Olive Township. Accessed December 25, 2016. "The beginning of the first hundred years was on March 22, 1871, when Mt. Olive was created through the splitting of the area then known as Roxbury Township.... Mt. Olive was separated from Roxbury on March 11, 1871."
  26. ^ Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries, Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "1871, March 11. Mt. Olive Township is established from Roxbury. From PL 1871, p. 695."
  27. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.
  28. ^ Gustines, George Gene. "In Brief; Baedaker: Joy, Misery and Olive: Matching a Place and a Name", The New York Times, October 1, 1995. Accessed September 8, 2015. "The new township, a prosperous center of forges and iron works, was named after Benjamin Olive, a Lieutenant Governor in the early 1700s (when the state still had lieutenant governors). A major landholder, Olive dedicated a portion of his estate for the construction of the township's two churches."
  29. ^ Profile, Mount Olive Township. Accessed May 28, 2024. "Located in scenic northwest New Jersey, Mount Olive covers a landscape of ridgelines and river valleys enfolding the communities of Budd Lake and Flanders."