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Olive TownshipOH
A town of 1,650.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,650
2025 Census estimate · −2.3% since 2020
Median home value
$112K
Census ACS
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
46.7
years
Jobs based here
79
A commuter town
Is Olive Township a good place to live?
Olive Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D− for health. Only 64 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Only 88 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on health. 16% of the land in Olive Township is conserved, above both the Ohio town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Forked Run State Park, at 983 acres. Olive Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Olive Township stand out
Where Olive Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Olive Township for work
Where Olive Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
79jobs based in Olive Township
3%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Olive Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Olive Township is from typical.
HealthCamden Clark Medical Center 13.9 miles awayD−Open →Jobs & income$51K median household income; 79 jobs based hereDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 4.3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $112K, 2.4 years of the county’s $47K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsBeat 58% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors8 miles of trailsB+Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTuppers Plains/Chester Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Olive Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Meigs County Board of ElectionsMeigs County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes45772, 45743, 45783, 4572345772 68% · 45743 20% · 45783 8% · 45723 4%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Olive Township.
HealthD−
Olive Township stands out in Ohio and nationally: a larger share of its adults get no exercise outside work
37% of adults get no exercise outside work in Olive Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 25%. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Olive Township. Olive Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
5%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
| Olive Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Olive Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 37.2% | 26.9% |
| More smokers | 21.2% | 15.4% |
Camden Clark Medical Center
13.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Olive Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Olive Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Olive Township is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Columbus (8%), Athens (7%) and Chester Township (6%).
3%work in town
| Olive Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Olive Township3%
Columbus8%
Athens7%
Chester Township6%
Parkersburg6%
23 mi
median commute distance
79
jobs based in Olive Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15.7%conserved
15.7%
conserved · 3,950 of 25,196 acres
7.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forked Run State Park | 0.8 mi | 983 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Olive Township
Olive Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–43°
Spring41–65°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Low risk in Olive Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Olive Township
18pages 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
West Virginia University at ParkersburgUniversity or college · Public · Parkersburg, WV16.4 mi$4,612 in-state tuitionHocking CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nelsonville31.5 mi$5,540 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Olive Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Olive Township
Township in Ohio, US
Olive Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,651 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 833 ft
Olive Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Olive Township.
Troy TownshipOrange TownshipLebanon TownshipChester TownshipOlive Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | — | — | A | — | B | D− |
| Troy Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Orange Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | D |
| Lebanon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chester Township | — | — | B | — | B | D− |
Olive Township, Troy Township, Orange Township and Chester Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Olive Township, Troy Township, Orange Township and Chester Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lebanon Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Olive Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Olive Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olive Township, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.