Olive, Montana
Encyclopedia
Olive is an unincorporated community
in north central Powder River County
, Montana
, United States
. It lies along Highway 59
northwest of the town of Broadus
, the county seat
of Powder River County. Its elevation is 3,232 feet (985 m). Although Olive is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 59343.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in north central Powder River County
Powder River County, Montana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,858 people, 737 households, and 524 families residing in the county. The population density was -Demographics:...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along Highway 59
Montana Highway 59
Highway 59 in the U.S. State of Montana is a route running northerly from the Wyoming state line to an intersection with Montana Highway 200 near the south end of the town of Jordan, a distance of approximately . At the Wyoming state line, the road becomes Wyoming Highway 59, which continues south...
northwest of the town of Broadus
Broadus, Montana
Broadus is a town in and the county seat of Powder River County, Montana, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Broadus is located at ....
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Powder River County. Its elevation is 3,232 feet (985 m). Although Olive is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 59343.