Olive is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 4,579 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Olive is an interior town of Ulster County. The town is west of Kingston, New York and is inside the Catskill Park.
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History
The town was settled around 1740. The Town of Olive was established in 1823 from parts of the Towns of Hurley, Marbletown, and Shandaken.
The filling of the Ashokan Reservoir in 1917 covered some of the communities of Olive. The reservoir is owned by New York City and is part of the city's water system.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 65.1 square miles (168.7 kmē), of which, 58.7 square miles (152.0 kmē) of it is land and 6.5 square miles (16.8 kmē) of it (9.93%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,579 people, 1,869 households, and 1,263 families residing in the town. The population density was 78.0 people per square mile (30.1/kmē). There were 2,306 housing units at an average density of 39.3/sq mi (15.2/kmē).
There were 1,869 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
Communities and locations in Olive, NY
- Ashokan -- A hamlet north of the reservoir on Route 28.
- Ashokan Reservoir -- The western end of the reservoir is inside the town.
- Beechford -- A hamlet at the north town line on Route 28.
- Boiceville -- A hamlet at the nortwest end of the reservoir on Route 28.
- Brodhead -- A hamlet southwest of the reservoir.
- Brodhead's Bridge -- A community lost to the Ashokan Reservoir.
- Brown's Station -- A community now submerged under the reservoir.
- Cold Brook -- A hamlet north of Boiceville on Route 28.
- Davis Corners -- A location south of Olivebridge.
- Olivebridge -- A hamlet south of the reservoir on Route 213.
- Samsonville -- A hamlet near the south town line.
- Shokan -- A hamlet north of the reservoir on Route 28, west of Ashokan.
- West Shokan -- A hamlet at the west end of the reservoir.
- Winchell -- A hamlet south of the reservoir and west of Olivebridge.
