Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
Mount Olive Township, New Jersey | |
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Lewis Carey Farmhouse located in Flanders | |
Interactive map of Mount Olive | |
Location in Morris County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′56″N 74°44′31″W / 40.865597°N 74.74193°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | March 22, 1871 |
| Named after | Benjamin Olive |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Joe Nicastro (R, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Andrew Tatarenko |
| • Municipal clerk | Michelle Masser |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.24 sq mi (80.92 km2) |
| • Land | 29.62 sq mi (76.71 km2) |
| • Water | 1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2) 5.21% |
| • Rank | 83rd of 565 in state 4th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,886 |
• Estimate (2023) | 29,249 |
| • Rank | 84th of 565 in state 2nd of 39 in county |
| • Density | 975.3/sq mi (376.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 387th of 565 in state 29th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code(s) | 908 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402749080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882197 |
| Website | www |
Mount Olive Township is a township in western Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,886, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 769 (+2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 28,117, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,924 (+16.2%) from the 24,193 counted in the 2000 census.
The Township of Mount Olive was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1871, from portions of Roxbury Township. Netcong was formed from portions of the township on October 23, 1894. 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.
The township comprises the unincorporated communities of Budd Lake and Flanders. Located within the Raritan Valley region, Mount Olive is situated in western Morris County bordering both Sussex and Warren counties along the Musconetcong River.