Mount Olive Township, New Jersey

Mount Olive Township is a township in western Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.<ref>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 decennial census count ever and an increase of 769 (+2.7%) from the 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 census.<ref>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.<ref name=Story>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.</ref><ref name="history">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>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 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. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref><ref>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."</ref>

The township comprises the unincorporated communities of Budd Lake and Flanders.<ref>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 Valley region, Mount Olive is situated in western Morris County bordering both Sussex and 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 km²), including 29.62 square miles (76.71 km²) of land and 1.63 square miles (4.21 km²) of water (5.21%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Budd Lake (with a 2010 Census population of 8,968<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Budd Lake CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Mount Olive Township.<ref>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 Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref>2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref>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, Saxton Falls and Waterloo.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of Chester Township, Netcong, Roxbury, and Washington Township in Morris County; Stanhope in Sussex County; and Allamuchy and Hackettstown in Warren County.<ref>Areas touching Mount Olive Township, MapIt. Accessed February 28, 2020.</ref><ref>Morris County Municipalities Map, Morris County, New Jersey Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed February 28, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2020 census

Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	20,522	18,399	72.99%	63.70%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,514	1,807	5.38%	6.26%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	40	12	0.14%	0.04%
Asian alone (NH)	2,297	3,025	8.17%	10.47%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	3	0.02%	0.01%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	71	141	0.25%	0.49%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	431	1,039	1.53%	3.60%
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 Template:Convert. There were 11,244 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 80.66% (22,679) White, 5.74% (1,614) Black or African American, 0.20% (55) Native American, 8.23% (2,315) Asian, 0.04% (12) Pacific Islander, 2.86% (805) from other races, and 2.27% (637) from two or more races. 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-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>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, 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 Template:Convert. There were 9,311 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 86.69% White, 3.79% African American, 0.17% Native American, 6.00% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.53% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mount Olive township, Morris County, New JerseyTemplate:Dead link, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>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 Template:Webarchive, 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 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 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) Mayor-Council form of government (Plan E), enacted based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission.<ref>"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>"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>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>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>

Template:As of, the Mayor of Mount Olive Township is Republican Robert Greenbaum, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.<ref name=Mayor>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>Township Council's Page, Mount Olive Township. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data Sheet, Mount Olive Township. Accessed May 26, 2022.</ref><ref name=MorrisManual>Morris County Manual 2024, Morris County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=MorrisOfficials>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>General Election Winners For November 2, 2021, Morris County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Morris2019>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. "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. "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. "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>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>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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 Democrats, 4,930 (32.5%) were registered as Republicans and 7,226 (47.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 19 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Morris, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

In the 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 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 spoiled), for a turnout of 65.1%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 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>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 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>2004 Presidential Election: Morris County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

In the 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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 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>2009 Governor: Morris County Template:Webarchive, 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>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 FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.<ref name=NCES>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>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>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>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>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>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>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<ref>Mount Olive High School, Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref> with 1,468 students in grades 9-12.<ref>Our Schools, Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Mount Olive Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>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>About Us Template:Webarchive, Mount Olive Public Library. Accessed December 20, 2012.</ref>

Transportation

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Interstate 80 westbound in Mount Olive Township

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Morris County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>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>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>U.S. Route 206 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref> and Interstate 80 (Bergen Passaic Expressway) in the north (which is also briefly concurrent with US 206).<ref>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>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>Morris and Essex Lines schedule, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>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 route until 2010, when subsidies offered to the local service provider were eliminated as part of budget cuts.<ref>MorrisCounty Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref><ref>Private Carrier Bus Service reductions, NJ Transit. Accessed August 3, 2015.</ref>

Bus service is provided along Route 46 between Netcong and Dover on the Morris On the Move (M.O.M.) route.<ref>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">Template:Cite web</ref>

The Mount Olive Village Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 2015<ref>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. "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>Template:Cite book</ref> Established in 1936 on a former farm covering Template:Convert, the park includes picnic and recreational facilities, a banquet hall and a research library.<ref>"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 Castle Theatre is a community theater on Budd Lake built in 1970 and designed to look like a medieval castle.<ref>History, Pax Amicus Castle Theatre. Accessed May 26, 2022.</ref>

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• Mount Olive Baptist Meeting House, built 1855
  Mount Olive Baptist Meeting House, built 1855
• Mount Olive Academy, built 1837
  Mount Olive Academy, built 1837

Notable people

Template:Category see also 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. "Kenny Agostino, of Flanders, looking for NHL break with hometown NJ Devils", 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 (born 2000), American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League<ref>Thompson, Rich. "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 (born 1996), wide receiver who played college football at Ohio State<ref>Spaulding, Anthony. "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 who has served as the bishop of Washington since November 2011<ref>Yellin, Deena. "Mariann Budde, bishop who challenged Trump, was shaped by 'humble' North Jersey roots", 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. "Goosebumps cover artist living in Budd Lake", 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>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>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 Department of Commerce during the Nixon Administration<ref>via United Press International. "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 (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. "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 (born 1995), professional footballer who plays for the Charlotte Independence in USL League One<ref>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<ref>Izzo, Michael. "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. "Mt. Olive's Rouson headed to Colorado", 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. Mount Olive, p. 29. Arcadia Publishing, 2001, via Google Books. Template:ISBN. Accessed November 22, 2008.</ref>
• Joshua S. Salmon (1846–1902), represented the 4th congressional district March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902<ref>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 specialist<ref>Lambert, Jim. "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, footballer who plays as a defender for the United States Virgin Islands women's national soccer team<ref>Garber, Phil. "Mount Olive soccer star shoots for the stars", 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>

External links

• Mount Olive Township website
• Mount Olive Township School District
• Mount Olive Public Library
• Template:NJReportCard
• School Data for the Mount Olive Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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