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Mount Olive Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 28,117,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 3,924 (+16.2%) from the 24,193 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,911 (+13.7%) from the 21,282 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(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 December 20, 2012.〕 The Township of Mount Olive was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1871, from portions of Roxbury Township.〔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 October 29, 2012.〕〔(The History of Mt. Olive ), Mount Olive Township. Accessed July 17, 2006.〕 Netcong was formed from portions of the township on October 23, 1894.〔 The township was named for Benjamin Olive, a colonial-era Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey who donated land for the site of churches constructed in the area.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.〕〔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 1700's (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."〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 31.079 square miles (80.495 km2), including 29.407 square miles (76.165 km2) of land and 1.672 square miles (4.331 km2) of water (5.38%).〔〔 Budd Lake (with a 2010 Census population of 8,968〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Budd Lake CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 18, 2012.〕) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Mount Olive Township.〔(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 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 20, 2012.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 20, 2012.〕〔(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.〕 Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bartley, Flanders, Saxton Falls and Waterloo.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Olive Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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