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A township of 29,149 people in Morris County, New Jersey
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Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
1871Established
28,886Population
31.1 sq miArea
948 ftElevation

Mount Olive Township is a township in western Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,886, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 769 (+2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 28,117, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,924 (+16.2%) from the 24,193 counted in the 2000 census. The Township of Mount Olive was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1871, from portions of Roxbury Township. Netcong was formed from portions of the township on October 23, 1894. The township was named for Benjamin Olive, a colonial-era Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey who donated land for the sit…

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Safety Grade A

Mount Olive reports less crime per resident than 91% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Mount Olive 0.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Mount Olive 3.9
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Mount Olive’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#123Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictMount Olive Township School DistrictSchools6

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