Olivet, Tennessee

For the community in Giles County, see Olivet, Giles County, Tennessee.

Olivet is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee, that is treated as a census-designated place (CDP) for the 2010 U.S. census.^[4] Olivet is located immediately east of Savannah and is served by Tennessee State Route 203 and Tennessee State Route 226.

Olivet, Tennessee
Census-designated place and unincorporated community.
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Coordinates: 35°12′51″N 88°12′01″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Hardin
Area [1]
• Total	5.96 sq mi (15.45 km2)
• Land	5.96 sq mi (15.45 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,441
• Density	241.58/sq mi (93.27/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38372[3]
Area code	731
GNIS feature ID	1296426[4]

The population of the CDP was 1,401 as of the 2020 census.^[5]

The community was named after the Mount of Olives.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,441		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,441 people, 624 housing units, and 513 families in the CDP. The racial makeup was 92.3% White, 2.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.9% from some other race, and 2.9% from two or more races.^[8]

The ancestry was 14.4% English, 10.6% German, 5.1% Irish, and 3.0% Welsh.^[8]

The median age was 45.1 years old. 18.6% of the population was 65 or older, with 14.8% between the ages of 65 and 74, and 3.7% was 75 or older. 17.7% of the population were under 18, with 6.0% under 5, and 11.6% was 5 or older.^[8]

The median household income was $65,739. 5.4% of the population was in poverty, with 7.0% of people under 18, 4.6% of people between 18 and 64, and 6.3% of people over 65 were in poverty.^[8]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
3. "Olivet TN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. "Olivet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
6. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2023.