Chauncey S. Taylor House · National Register of Historic Places
Olive Township’s story
Olive Township in pictures
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1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A town of 206.
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Chauncey S. Taylor House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
Population
206
2025 Census estimate · +0.5% since 2020
Median home value
$570K
Census ACS
Median age
44.4
years
Jobs based here
25
A commuter town
Is Olive Township a good place to live?
Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Olive Township. Chauncey S. Taylor House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Olive Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
206 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
David CitySavannah TownshipSummit TownshipFranklin TownshipUnion TownshipOlive Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Olive Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Olive Township, and how to reach them.
PowerButler Public Power District11.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Olive Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereButler County ClerkButler County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes68632, 6862468632 94% · 68624 6%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Olive Township.
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than Nebraska overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 0% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (36% statewide). 44% of Olive Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 29%.
44.4median age · NE 37.2
Olive TownshipNebraskaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
28%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma0%
High school9%
Some college8%
Associate’s39%
Bachelor’s35%
Graduate9%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 58% and 82% women
The Census survey reached too few of Olive Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.8 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Olive Township | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 25.2% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 28.3% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 9.4% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.5% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 38.7% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 34.9% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Olive Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Olive Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are David City (22%), Columbus (22%) and Lincoln (13%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Olive Township0%
David City22%
Columbus22%
Lincoln13%
Omaha5%
15 mi
median commute distance
25
jobs based in Olive Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Olive Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Olive Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 14° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–36°
Spring39–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall41–63°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Olive Township is
Olive Township beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 16% of Olive Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both Nebraska’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (23%). 20% of Olive Township adults binge drink.
| Olive Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Nebraska
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Olive Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.6% | 3.1% |
Butler County Health
4.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 0.3% of Olive Township
2.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 4 of the 57 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Olive Township. The trail density in Olive Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.3%conserved
| Olive Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
0.3%
conserved · 60 of 22,555 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Olive Township
16pages on Olive Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Olive Township; the nearest are
Concordia University-NebraskaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seward25.4 mi$40,640 tuitionUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnUniversity or college · Public · Lincoln41 mi$10,434 in-state tuitionSoutheast Community College AreaCommunity college · Public · Lincoln44.5 mi$3,690 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Olive Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Olive Township for work
Where Olive Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
25jobs based in Olive Township
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Olive Township
Township in Nebraska, United States
Olive Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 214 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 216.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,581 ft
Questions about Olive Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olive Township, NE a good place to live?
Olive Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.