Editing Mount Olive Township, New Jersey

{{short description|Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 

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| image_skyline      = File:LEWIS CAREY FARMHOUSE, MORRIS COUNTY.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Lewis Carey Farmhouse located in [[Flanders, New Jersey|Flanders]]
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = Mount Olive Seal.png

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| map_caption        = Interactive map of Mount Olive
| pushpin_map        = USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA
| pushpin_label      = Mount Olive Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|New Jersey}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{flagicon image|}} [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]]
| government_footnotes = <ref name=DataBook/>
| government_type    = [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)]]
| governing_body     = Township Council
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Joe Nicastro ([[Republican Party (New Jersey)|R]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=Mayor/><ref> [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[City manager|Administrator]]
| leader_name1       = Andrew Tatarenko<ref>[https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org/administration Administration], Mount Olive Township. Accessed March 26, 2023.</ref>
| leader_title2      = [[Municipal clerk]]
| leader_name2       = Michelle Masser<ref>[https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org/township-clerk Township Clerk], Mount Olive Township. Accessed March 26, 2023.</ref>
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = March 22, 1871
| named_for          = Benjamin Olive

<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 80.92
| area_land_km2      = 76.71
| area_water_km2     =  4.21
| area_total_sq_mi   = 31.24
| area_land_sq_mi    = 29.62
| area_water_sq_mi   =  1.63
| area_water_percent =  5.21
| area_rank          = 83rd of 565 in state<br />4th of 39 in county<ref name=CensusArea/>

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/>
| population_total   = 28886
| population_rank    = 84th of 565 in state<br />2nd of 39 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 975.3
| population_density_rank = 387th of 565 in state<br />29th of 39 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/>
| population_est     = 29249
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>

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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = −05:00
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −04:00
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Gnis|882197|Township of Mount Olive}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed March 8, 2013.</ref>
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 948
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>|
| coordinates        = {{coord|40.865597|-74.74193|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 07828 – [[Budd Lake, New Jersey|Budd Lake]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=mount%20olive&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Mount Olive, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref><br />07836 – [[Flanders, New Jersey|Flanders]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode | title=ZIP Code™ Lookup &#124; USPS }}</ref>
| area_code          = [[Area code 908|908]] and [[Area codes 862 and 973|973]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Morris&frmCity=Mount+Olive Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Mount Olive, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref>
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 3402749080<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0882197<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
| website            = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org}}}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Mount Olive Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in western [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref>[https://morristourism.org/southwestern/ 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."</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 28,886,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest [[United States Census|decennial census count]] ever and an increase of 769 (+2.7%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 28,117,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 3,924 (+16.2%) from the 24,193 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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.</ref>

The Township of Mount Olive was formed by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 22, 1871, from portions of [[Roxbury Township, New Jersey|Roxbury Township]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''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.</ref><ref name="history">[http://www.mountolivetownship.com/town_history2.html 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."</ref><ref>[http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historical-timeline-of-morris-county-boundaries/ 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."</ref> [[Netcong, New Jersey|Netcong]] was formed from portions of the township on October 23, 1894.<ref name=Story/> 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.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=22 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref><ref>Gustines, George Gene. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/01/nyregion/in-brief-baedaker-joy-misery-and-olive-matching-a-place-and-a-name.html "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."</ref>

The township comprises the [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated]] communities of [[Budd Lake, New Jersey|Budd Lake]] and [[Flanders, New Jersey|Flanders]].<ref>[https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org/media/11996 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."</ref> Located within the [[Raritan River|Raritan Valley region]], Mount Olive is situated in western Morris County bordering both [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex]] and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren]] counties along the [[Musconetcong River]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 31.24 square miles (80.92&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 29.62 square miles (76.71&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.63 square miles (4.21&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (5.21%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Budd Lake, New Jersey|Budd Lake]] (with a 2010 Census population of 8,968<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3408620 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Budd Lake CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135758/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3408620 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located within Mount Olive Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34027 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212201033/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34027 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bartley, [[Flanders, New Jersey|Flanders]], Saxton Falls and Waterloo.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of [[Chester Township, New Jersey|Chester Township]], [[Netcong, New Jersey|Netcong]], [[Roxbury, New Jersey|Roxbury]], and [[Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] in Morris County; [[Stanhope, New Jersey|Stanhope]] in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]; and [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy]] and [[Hackettstown, New Jersey|Hackettstown]] in [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1072290/touches.html Areas touching Mount Olive Township], MapIt. Accessed February 28, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed February 28, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880=  1982
| 1890=  1848
| 1900=  1221 | 1900n=*
| 1910=  1160
| 1920=  1008
| 1930=  1235
| 1940=  1526
| 1950=  2597
| 1960=  3807
| 1970= 10394
| 1980= 18748
| 1990= 21282
| 2000= 24193
| 2010= 28117
| 2020= 28886
| estimate=29249
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small><br />1880–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 718. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref> 1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br />2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402749080 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101107/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402749080 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/mountolive1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Mount Olive township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917101300/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/mountolive1.pdf |date=2016-09-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref> 2020 <ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mountolivetownshipmorriscountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Mount Olive Township, Morris County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br />* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Mount+Olive+township,+Morris+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Mount+Olive+township,+Morris+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|20,522
|18,399
|72.99%
|63.70%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,514
|1,807
|5.38%
|6.26%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|40
|12
|0.14%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,297
|3,025
|8.17%
|10.47%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|3
|0.02%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|71
|141
|0.25%
|0.49%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|431
|1,039
|1.53%
|3.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,237
|4,460
|11.51%
|15.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''28,117'''
|'''28,886'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 28,117 people, 10,690 households, and 7,323 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|956.1|/sqmi}}. There were 11,244 housing units at an average density of {{convert|382.4|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 80.66% (22,679) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.74% (1,614) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.20% (55) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 8.23% (2,315) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (12) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.86% (805) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.27% (637) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 11.51% (3,237) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 10,690 households, 36.9% had children under the age of 18; 55.7% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.5% were non-families. Of all households, 25.8% were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2010/>

26.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $77,243 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,287) and the median family income was $102,448 (+/− $8,454). Males had a median income of $70,532 (+/− $5,545) versus $52,205 (+/− $4,050) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $37,758 (+/− $1,723). About 3.8% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402749080 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084846/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402749080 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 24,193 people, 9,068 households, and 6,374 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|797.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,311 housing units at an average density of {{convert|306.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 86.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.97% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402749080.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402749080 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102354/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402749080 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

There were 9,068 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 37.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $64,515, and the median income for a family was $75,189. Males had a median income of $50,653 versus $35,882 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $28,691. About 1.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==

===Local government===
Effective January 1, 1972, the voters in the Township approved a change to a Mayor-Council form of government, governed by a directly elected mayor and a seven-member Township Council elected on an at-large basis. The mayor operates the government with the assistance of a Township Administrator, with the Council performing a legislative role. Starting from its inception in 1871, Mount Olive had been governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of municipal government, by a three-person Township Committee, which was expanded to five members in 1968.<ref name="history"/>

Mount Olive Township is governed under the Optional Municipal Charter Law's ([[Faulkner Act]]) [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] form of government (Plan E), enacted based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]].<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Township Council and provides for a "strong mayor", with a separately elected mayor and council.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 110.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The mayor, who is elected directly by the voters, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Township. The Mayor is responsible for carrying out all Council decisions and for the day-to-day operation of all functions of the municipality. The Township Council is comprised of seven members, who are elected on an [[at-large]] basis with staggered terms in elections held in odd-numbered years with either three seats or four seats coming up for vote; the mayor is up for election the same year that three council seats are up for vote. The Township Council is the legislative branch of the government and is responsible for approving the municipal budget and enacting ordinances. The council elects a Council President from among its members at an annual reorganization meeting. The Council President presides at all council meetings.<ref>[https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org/home/pages/form-government Form of Government], Mount Olive Township. Accessed May 26, 2022. "Mount Olive Township operates under the Optional Municipal Charter Law (Faulkner Act), Mayor-Council form of government. The Township is governed by our elected Mayor who serves a four year term and a seven member council, each elected at-large for a staggered four year term of office."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[Mayor]] of Mount Olive Township is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Robert Greenbaum, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org/mayors-page Mayor's Page], Mount Olive Township. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Joe Nicastro (R, 2023), Council Vice President Alex Roman (R, 2023), Charles Aaron Jr. (R, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term), John Ferrante (R, 2025), Colleen Labow (R, 2023), John Mania (R, 2025) and Gregory Stewart (R, 2025).<ref name=Council>[https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org/township-council Township Council's Page], Mount Olive Township. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.mountolivetwpnj.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4736/f/uploads/1427_adoptbudget_2022_pdf.pdf#page=11 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Mount Olive Township. Accessed May 26, 2022.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=50 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Morris2021>[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/elections/past-results/2021-general-winners-121421.pdf General Election Winners For November 2, 2021], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Morris2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Morris/98870/web/#/summary General Election November 5, 2019, Official Results], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 31, 2020.</ref>

In January 2023, Chuck Aaron was sworn in to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that became vacant following the death of Daniel Amianda the previous November. Aaron will serve on an interim basis until the November 2023 general election, when voters will select a candidate to fill the balance of the term of office.<ref>Robinson, P. C. [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/mt_olive_chronicle/news/mount-olive-reorganizes-with-new-councilman-as-mayor-gives-final-state-of-the-township-address/article_553ba74a-8d42-11ed-b612-5328536f88c5.html "Mount Olive reorganizes with new Councilman as Mayor gives final state of the township address"], ''Mount Olive Chronicle'', January 6, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023. "Formally sworn in that night was Township Councilman Chuck Aaron, who was selected last month to fill the vacancy on the seven-member, all-Republican dais created by the death of Councilman Daniel Amianda in November. Aarons, president of the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce and owner of Jersey Girls Brewing, was sworn in by Township Clerk Michelle Masser while his wife, Angela, held the Bible."</ref>

In July 2015, the Township Council selected Gregory Stewart from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Ray Perkins until his resignation from office to move out of the township, after having served 13 years in office; Stewart will serve on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the one year remaining on the term of office.<ref>Lee, Christine. [http://www.newjerseyhills.com/mt_olive_chronicle/news/businessman-picked-for-mount-olive-council-slot/article_896d57ba-9b77-5202-a9a9-0bbfbe8502e2.html "Businessman picked for Mount Olive council slot"], ''Mount Olive Chronicle'', July 31, 2015. Accessed July 25, 2016. "Gregory Stewart, 62, of Flanders was unanimously named to fill the post on the all GOP council that was vacated with the resignation of Raymond Perkins. Perkins intends to retire to Conway, S.C. with his wife, Lauren, after 13 years on the council. Stewart will serve the balance of Perkins' term, which ends on Dec. 31, 2017."</ref>

Serving a term ending December 2013, Patrick Walsh resigned from office in February 2013, citing internal conflicts in the township's Republican Party government.<ref>Staff. [http://newjerseyhills.com/mt_olive_chronicle/news/job-conflicts-force-walsh-to-resign-from-mount-olive-township/article_d63feb3e-85c4-11e2-b470-001a4bcf887a.html "Job conflicts force Walsh to resign from Mount Olive Township Council; Democrat, turned Republican, turned unaffiliated steps down"], ''Mount Olive Chronicle'', March 8, 2013. Accessed October 23, 2013. "Citing job demands and after having become disenchanted with Republican politics, Township Councilman Patrick Walsh is resigning after less than four years on the job."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Mount Olive Township is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 24th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

{{NJ Congress 07}} {{NJ Senate}}

{{NJ Legislative 24}}

{{NJ Morris County Commissioners}}

===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 15,159 registered voters in Mount Olive Township, of which 2,984 (19.7%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 4,930 (32.5%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 7,226 (47.7%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 19 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-morris-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Morris], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

In the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], 14,593 ballots were cast from a potential of 22,176 registered voters marking 65.8% participation. Republican and former president [[Donald Trump]] received 50.5% of the vote (7375 votes) and Democrat Vice President [[Kamala Harris]] received 46.1% (6732 votes.) Notable other candidates included [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] (RFK) who received 88 votes and [[Jill Stein]] receiving 174. In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 53.3% of the vote (5,664 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 45.7% (4,855 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (113 votes), among the 10,691 ballots cast by the township's 16,433 registered voters (59 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 65.1%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Morris County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 52.9% of the vote (6,191 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 45.5% (5,327 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (123 votes), among the 11,705 ballots cast by the township's 15,776 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.2%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 59.0% of the vote (6,330 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 39.9% (4,287 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (91 votes), among the 10,731 ballots cast by the township's 14,794 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 72.5.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 70.8% of the vote (4,315 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 27.1% (1,655 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (126 votes), among the 6,158 ballots cast by the township's 16,376 registered voters (62 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf |title=Governor - Morris County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 63.4% of the vote (4,663 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 27.1% (1,995 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 8.1% (596 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (50 votes), among the 7,351 ballots cast by the township's 15,468 registered voters, yielding a 47.5% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf 2009 Governor: Morris County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231210/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

==Education==
The [[Mount Olive Township School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1655902627/mtoliveboeorg/v44oc6pskswmpvfis4tv/B0110-Identification.pdf Mount Olive Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through twelve in the Mount Olive Township School District. Composition: The Mount Olive Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mount Olive Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,583 students and 405.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.3:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3410980&DistrictID=3410980 District information for Mount Olive Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410980 School Data for the Mount Olive Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Mountain View Elementary School<ref>[https://mvs.motsd.org/ Mountain View Elementary School], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref> with 488 students in grades PreK-5, 
Sandshore Elementary School<ref>[https://ss.motsd.org/ Sandshore Elementary School], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref> with 462 students in grades K-5, 
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School<ref>[https://cms.motsd.org/ Chester M. Stephens Elementary School], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref> with 655 students in grades K-5, 
Tinc Road Elementary School<ref>[https://trs.motsd.org/ Tinc Road Elementary School], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref> with 404 students in grades K-5, 
Mount Olive Middle School<ref>[https://moms.motsd.org/ Mount Olive Middle School], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref> with 1,098 students in grades 6-8 and 
[[Mount Olive High School (New Jersey)|Mount Olive High School]]<ref>[https://mohs.motsd.org/ Mount Olive High School], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref> with 1,468 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.motsd.org/select-schools Our Schools], Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3450 School Performance Reports for the Mount Olive Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3450 New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Olive Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

==Public library==
The Mount Olive Public Library serves the informational, educational, cultural, and recreational resource of the township. It is the objective of the Library to serve the community with programs, books and other media. The Mount Olive Township Library Association was incorporated in 1976. In 1979, a major addition was added to the original octagon. In 1985, the township held a referendum with voters overwhelmingly in favor of municipalization. The Library officially became a municipal library in 1986. In 1991, a second addition was added to include an administrative area and the periodical/reading room. In January 2005 the new library which was built on Flanders-Drakestown Road opened for residents.<ref>[http://www.mopl.org/drupal/node/2 About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125072943/http://www.mopl.org/drupal/node/2 |date=2013-01-25 }}, Mount Olive Public Library. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2021-06-16 11 35 29 View west along Interstate 80 from the overpass for International Drive in Mount Olive Township, Morris County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]] westbound in Mount Olive Township]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|140.17|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|115.11|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|10.03|mi}} by Morris County and {{convert|15.03|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Morris.pdf Morris County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

The major roads that pass through include [[U.S. Route 46]] through the center,<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000046__-.pdf#page=9 U.S. Route 46 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref> [[U.S. Route 206]] in the east and northeast part (called the "Netcong Bypass")<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000206__-.pdf#page=31 U.S. Route 206 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref> and [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]] (Bergen Passaic Expressway) in the north (which is also briefly concurrent with US 206).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000080__-.pdf#page=9 Interstate 80 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref>

===Public transportation===
Commuter rail service is offered by [[NJ Transit]] at the [[Mount Olive station]]<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/mount-olive-station Mount Olive station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> along its [[Morris & Essex Lines]] and [[Montclair-Boonton Line]], offering service to [[Hoboken Terminal]] in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], [[Newark Broad Street Station]], [[Secaucus Junction]] and [[New York Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/mne.pdf Morris and Essex Lines schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230003/bntn.pdf Montclair-Boonton Line], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref>

NJ Transit local bus service had been offered on the [[MCM5 (New Jersey bus)|MCM5]] route until 2010, when subsidies offered to the local service provider were eliminated as part of budget cuts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212333/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMorrisCountyTo MorrisCounty Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=ServiceChangesPvtCarrierTo Private Carrier Bus Service reductions], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 3, 2015.</ref>

Bus service is provided along Route 46 between [[Netcong, New Jersey|Netcong]] and [[Dover, New Jersey|Dover]] on the Morris On the Move (M.O.M.) route.<ref>[http://www.morrisdot.org/bus/MOM_Timetable.pdf Morris on the Move (M.O.M.) Timetable], Morris County Department of Transportation, October 12, 2011. Accessed October 6, 2014.</ref>

==Points of interest==
The [[Seward Mansion]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on December 24, 2013, for its significance in architecture.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000977.pdf<!--{{NRHP url|id=13000977}}-->|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Seward House |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=September 17, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Mount Olive Village Historic District]] was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 2015<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2015-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf#page=132 National Register of Historic Places 2015 Weekly Lists], [[National Park Service]]. Accessed February 2, 2025</ref> It includes the Mount Olive Baptist Church and Schoolhouse.<ref>Sears, Steve. [https://www.mtolivelife.com/2021/03/15/384366/learn-more-about-your-mount-olive-village-historic-district "Learn More about YOUR Mount Olive Village Historic District"], ''Mount Olive Life'', March 15, 2021. Accessed February 2, 2025. "The corner of Mount Olive Road and Flanders-Drakestown Road, heading down to the Flanders section of Mount Olive, is a part of the Mount Olive Village Historic District. It is here where Mount Olive had its beginnings. What stands here now, separated by a tiny cemetery, parking lot and an empty plot of land once home to a Presbyterian Church, are a tiny, one-room schoolhouse known as the Mount Olive Academy, and the Mount Olive Baptist Church.... The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the summer of 2015."</ref>

Vasa Park is a community of summer and retirement homes operated by District 6 of the [[Vasa Order of America]], a Swedish cultural society.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xjCDA-6esWsC&pg=PA18|title=Touring Swedish America|edition= 2nd|page=18|first1= Alan H. |last1=Winquist|first2= Jessica|last2= Rousselow-Winquist|publisher= Minnesota Historical Society|year=2006|isbn=9780873517041 }}</ref> Established in 1936 on a former farm covering {{Convert|126|acres}}, the park includes picnic and recreational facilities, a banquet hall and a research library.<ref>[https://www.mtolivelife.com/2021/03/15/384348/vasa-park-a-scandinavian-gem-in-mt-olive "VASA Park:  A Scandinavian Gem in Mt. Olive"], ''Mount Olive Life'', March 15, 2021. Accessed February 2, 2025. "The VASA Order of America is a Swedish Fraternal organization; VASA orders are also found in Sweden and Canada.... Helen Haumacher explained that it was decided that an old people’s home would be built and in 1936 someone found a farm in Mt. Olive for the lodges to purchase.  The cost of the 126-acre farm was approximately $5,400. That included a couple of cabins, chicken coops and the white farmhouse that still stands today and is over 250 years old."</ref>

[[Pax Amicus Theatre|Pax Amicus Castle Theatre]] is a community theater on Budd Lake built in 1970 and designed to look like a medieval castle.<ref>[http://www.paxamicus.com/history.htm History], Pax Amicus Castle Theatre. Accessed May 26, 2022.</ref>

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File:Seward Mansion, Mount Olive Township, NJ - looking northeast.jpg|Seward Mansion, built {{circa|1865}}
File:Mount Olive Village, NJ - Baptist Meeting House, looking northeast.jpg|Mount Olive Baptist Meeting House, built 1855
File:Mount Olive Village, NJ - Mount Olive Academy, looking northwest.jpg|Mount Olive Academy, built 1837
</gallery>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Mount Olive Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mount Olive Township include:
* [[Kenny Agostino]] (born 1992), ice hockey forward who played for the [[New Jersey Devils]]<ref>Mastracco, Abbey. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nhl/devils/2019/02/12/nj-devils-kenny-agostino-flanders-nj-looking-nhl-break/2848533002/ "Kenny Agostino, of Flanders, looking for NHL break with hometown NJ Devils"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 12, 2019. Accessed June 8, 2020. "The legend of Kenny Agostino grew so large, it eclipsed his 6-foot frame by the time he graduated high school in 2010.... Fittingly, the Flanders native is now a New Jersey Devil, having been claimed off waivers by his hometown team on Monday afternoon."</ref>
* [[Liam Anderson (American football)|Liam Anderson]] (born 2000), [[American football]] [[linebacker]] for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] of the [[National Football League]]<ref>Thompson, Rich. [https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/08/11/holy-cross-lbs-dobbs-anderson-committed-to-fourth-straight-pl-title/ "Holy Cross LB’s Dobbs, Anderson committed to fourth straight PL title"], ''[[Boston Herald]]'', August 8, 2022. Accessed January 2, 2024. "On most FCS defenses, Anderson would anchor the front seven for his abilities as a tackler and a turnover machine. The 6-3, 225-pounder from Flanders, N.J., finished with 81 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 7.5 sacks with three interceptions and a forced fumble."</ref>
* [[Noah Brown (American football)|Noah Brown]] (born 1996), [[wide receiver]] who played [[college football]] at [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]<ref>Spaulding, Anthony. [http://www.njherald.com/20160902/after-breaking-leg-in-2015-former-pj-star-noah-brown-to-start-for-ohio-state-on-saturday "After breaking leg in 2015, former PJ star Noah Brown to start for Ohio State on Saturday"], ''[[New Jersey Herald]]'', September 2, 2016. Accessed January 12, 2017. "Noah Brown has every reason to be pumped up for Saturday. That day at noon, the Flanders native and 2014 Pope John High School graduate is expected to start in the first NCAA Division I college football game of his career at wide receiver in the Ohio State Buckeyes' season opener against Bowling Green."</ref>
* [[Mariann Budde]] (born 1959), [[prelate]] of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] who has served as the [[bishop of Washington]] since November 2011<ref>Yellin, Deena. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2025/01/30/mariann-budde-bishop-who-challenged-trump-recalls-north-jersey-roots/77977775007/ "Mariann Budde, bishop who challenged Trump, was shaped by 'humble' North Jersey roots"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 30, 2025. Accessed February 2, 2025. "After Mariann was born in 1959, the couple 'bought a big old house in Flanders,' a section of Morris County's Mount Olive."</ref>
* [[Tim Jacobus]] (born 1959), artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly one hundred books in [[R. L. Stine]]'s ''[[Goosebumps]]'' series<ref>Izzo, Michael. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/morris-county/2015/10/25/goosebumps-cover-artist-living-budd-lake/74275656/ "''Goosebumps'' cover artist living in Budd Lake"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', October 26, 2015. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Jacobus, 56, has been a Morris County resident his whole life, living in Denville and Lake Hopatcong before settling in Budd Lake."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Nicholas]] (1757/59–1839), early settler of Flanders who served as a sergeant in the American Revolutionary War<ref>[http://nynjctbotany.org/njnbtofc/mtolivetwn.html The History of Mount Olive], NY-NJ-CT Botany Online. Accessed June 8, 2020. "after Revolutionary War  --  in Flanders, Jonathan Nicholas, a barrel maker, built his home in Flanders. It housed six generations of the Nicholas family."</ref>
* [[Keturah Orji]] (born 1996), [[track and field]] athlete specializing in the [[triple jump]] who was selected as part of the U.S. team at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160730122130/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Keturah-Orji Keturah Orji], [[United States Olympic Committee]]. Accessed August 9, 2016. "Birthplace: Hoboken, N.J.; Hometown: Mount Olive, N.J.; High School: Mount Olive High School (Mount Olive, N.J.) '14"</ref>
* [[David W. K. Peacock Jr.]] (1924–2005), government official and businessman who served as a Deputy Undersecretary at the [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]] during the [[Nixon Administration]]<ref>via [[United Press International]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53065189/david-w-k-peacock-jr-appointed-to/ "Peacock Named Special Assistant to US Secy. of Commerce"], ''The News (Paterson, New Jersey)'', November 14, 1959. Accessed June 8, 2020. "David W. H. Peacock Jr., of Flanders, N. J., was a ppoited a special assistant to Commerce Secretary Frederick H. Mueller."</ref>
* [[PES (director)|PES]] (born 1973 as Adam Pesapane), Oscar and Emmy-nominated director and stop-motion animator, whose short film ''[[Fresh Guacamole]]'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] in 2013<ref>Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/oscars_2013_best_animated_shor.html "Oscars 2013: Budd Lake's PES nominated for best animated short for appetizing ''Guacamole''"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 24, 2013. Accessed December 1, 2017. "Maybe you, like Adam Pesapane, have glanced at a mound of avocados in the supermarket and mistook them, for a moment, for a stockpile of grenades.... The Budd Lake native and Delbarton graduate is nominated for best animated short for ''Fresh Guacamole'' an infectiously entertaining stop-motion wonder that clocks in at one minute and 40 seconds, the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar."</ref>
* [[Ryan Peterson (soccer, born 1995)|Ryan Peterson]] (born 1995), professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays for the [[Charlotte Independence]] in [[USL League One]]<ref>[https://scarletknights.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ryan-peterson/768 Ryan Peterson], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer]]. Accessed October 2, 2022. "Hometown: Budd Lake, N.J. High School: Mount Olive"</ref>
* [[Jen Ponton]] (born 1984), actress, screenwriter and producer, best known for portraying Rubi in the AMC series ''[[Dietland (TV series)|Dietland]]''<ref>Izzo, Michael. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2014/11/17/budd-lake-actress-ready-break-free-nipple/19048571/ "Budd Lake actress ready to break out in ''Free the Nipple''"], ''[[Courier News]]'', November 17, 2014. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Mount Olive – Budd Lake's Jen Ponton has had a great few years, but she says the best is yet to come."</ref>
* [[Lee Rouson]] (born 1962), former NFL running back for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>Hoffman, Joe. [https://archive.today/20130131223349/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1772844461.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+02,+2006&author=JOE+HOFMANN&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Mt.+Olive's+Rouson+headed+to+Colorado&pqatl=google "Mt. Olive's Rouson headed to Colorado"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', February 2, 2006. Accessed March 26, 2011.</ref>
* [[Daniel Elmer Salmon]] (1850–1914), veterinarian educated at [[Cornell University]] and graduated with the first [[Doctor of Veterinary Medicine]] degree in the United States<ref>Hilbert, Rita. [https://books.google.com/books?id=a2f6c1l4KTgC&pg=PA29 ''Mount Olive''], p. 29. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2001, via [[Google Books]]. {{ISBN|0-7385-0513-7}}. Accessed November 22, 2008.</ref>
* [[Joshua S. Salmon]] (1846–1902), represented the [[New Jersey's 4th congressional district|4th congressional district]] March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000017 Joshua S. Salmon], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 11, 2007.</ref>
* [[Steve Slattery]] (born 1980), track and field athlete who is a [[steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]] specialist<ref>Lambert, Jim. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boyscrosscountry/index.ssf/2012/09/steve_slattery_one_of_njs_distance_runners_ever_is_headed_into_the_mount_olive_hall_of_fame.html "Steve Slattery, a NJ distance running legend, is headed into the Mount Olive Hall of Fame"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 24, 2012. Accessed September 8, 2015. "I haven't covered many runners blessed with the kind of talent or who ran with the kind of heart that Steve Slattery showed during his days at Mount Olive High."</ref>
* [[Naya Vialva]], [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for the [[United States Virgin Islands women's national soccer team]]<ref>Garber, Phil. [https://www.newjerseyhills.com/mt_olive_chronicle/news/mount-olive-soccer-star-shoots-for-the-stars/article_b7bdaa72-bf10-5df9-bea5-64a11e07b0a0.html "Mount Olive soccer star shoots for the stars"], ''[[New Jersey Hills Media Group|Mount Olive Chronicle]]'', January 29, 2019. Accessed December 31, 2023. "Naya Vialva is on a fast track. The 17-year-old township girl was in a hurry to graduate from Mount Olive High School so she could begin her collegiate career and then move to her next goal of playing soccer professionally in Europe."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.mountolivetownship.com/ Mount Olive Township website]
*[https://www.motsd.org/ Mount Olive Township School District]
*[https://www.mopl.org Mount Olive Public Library]
*{{NJReportCard|27|3450|0|Mount Olive Township School District}}
*[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410980 School Data for the Mount Olive Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180510132907/http://www.flanders-nj.com/ Local News]}}
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{{Geographic location
 | Centre =Mount Olive Township
 | North = [[Byram Township, New Jersey|Byram Township]]
 | Northeast = [[Stanhope, New Jersey|Stanhope]]<br />[[Netcong, New Jersey|Netcong]]
 | East = [[Roxbury Township, New Jersey|Roxbury Township]]
 | Southeast = [[Chester Township, New Jersey|Chester Township]]
 | South =
 | Southwest = [[Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey|Washington Township (Morris)]]
 | West = [[Hackettstown, New Jersey|Hackettstown]]
 | Northwest = [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy Township]]
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