Olive township, Ottawa County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,691 (7% urban, 93% rural)
| Males: 2,550 |  (54.4%) |
| Females: 2,141 |  (45.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,387 (3,790 owner occupied, 597 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Olive township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 82.2%
- Black: 2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 28.9
Median age of females: 30.2
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Average household size: 3.20
| Olive township: | 3.2 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.47
| Olive township: | $57,517 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $689 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $150,000 (it was $128,800 in 2000)
| : | $150,000 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $203,895
Here: $203,895 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $128,524
Here: $128,524 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $56,862
Here: $56,862 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,505
Here: $171,505 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,546
Here: $96,546 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $20,986
Here: $20,986 State: $33,033
| Population density: 130 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Olive township: Pheasant Golf Course (A), West Ottawa Golf Course (B), Crestview Golf Course (C), Olive Township Fire and Rescue (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Olive township include: Harlem Church (A), Ottawa Church (B), Faith United Reformed Church (C), South Olive Christian Church (D), Lao Buddhist Temple of Holland (E), North Holland Reformed Church (F), Full Gospel All Nation Church (G), Christian Friendship Center (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Olive Cemetery (1), West Olive Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sawyer Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Olive township include: South Olive Christian Reformed Church Historical Marker (1), Pigeon Creek Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Olive township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 98
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 38
- South: 0
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
People in group quarters in Olive township, Michigan:
- 230 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 42 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 25 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 55
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Olive township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (13%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Olive township:
- German (45.5%)
- Norwegian (22.8%)
- United States or American (9.9%)
- Irish (7.9%)
- European (4.0%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 66 (72%)
- Walked: 7 (8%)
- Worked at home: 19 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
People in group quarters in Olive township, Michigan:
- 230 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 42 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 25 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 141- In family households: 134 (41 male householders, 7 female householders)
41 spouses, 40 children (40 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
1,215 married couples with children.
178 single-parent households (60 men, 118 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |