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Mount Olive, Illinois

Mount Olive
City
Country United States
State Illinois
County Macoupin
Elevation 685 ft (209 m)
Coordinates 39°4′18″N 89°43′36″W / 39.07167°N 89.72667°W / 39.07167; -89.72667Coordinates: 39°4′18″N 89°43′36″W / 39.07167°N 89.72667°W / 39.07167; -89.72667
Area 1.16 sq mi (3 km2)
 - land 1.15 sq mi (3 km2)
 - water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 2,150 (2000)
Density 1,948.2/sq mi (752/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC−6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code 62069
Area code 217
Location of Mount Olive within Illinois
Location of Mount Olive within Illinois

Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,150 at the 2000 census.

Mount Olive is located at 39°4′18″N 89°43′36″W / 39.07167°N 89.72667°W / 39.07167; -89.72667 (39.071624, -89.726719).

According to the 2010 census, Mount Olive has a total area of 1.153 square miles (2.99 km2), of which 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.003 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.26%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,150 people, 906 households, and 609 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,948.2 people per square mile (754.7/km²). There were 991 housing units at an average density of 898.0 per square mile (347.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.79% White, 0.83% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 1.28% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3% of the population.

There were 906 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92.


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