Olive Township, Clinton County, Iowa

Clinton County

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The Olive Township is one of 18 townships in Clinton County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa.

Geography

The Olive Township is located in Eastern Iowa on the north bank of the Wapsipinicon River, a right tributary of the 45 km eastern Mississippi, which forms the border with Illinois. The border with Wisconsin is located around 90 km north.

The Olive Township is located at 41 ° 48'25 " north latitude and 90 ° 43'28 " west longitude and extending over 108.14 km ².

The Olive Township is located in the southwest of Clinton County and is bordered to the south by the Wapsipinicon River, which forms the border with the Scott County. Inside the Clinton County the Olive Township is bordered to the west by the Spring Rock Township, on the northwest by the Liberty Township, on the north by the Grant Township and on the east by the Orange Township.

Traffic

Through the Olive Township runs in an east-west direction of the U.S. Highway 30 All other roads are County Roads and more subordinate and partly unpaved roadways.

Parallel to Highway 30 runs a railway line of the Union Pacific Railroad.

The nearest airport is around 35 km east of the township situated Clinton Municipal Airport; the nearest major airport is around 50 km south-east situated Quad City International Airport.

Population

In the census of 2010, the Township had 819 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements exist in Olive Township with Calamus an independent commune ( with a status of "City" ).