Mount Olive | |
City | |
Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Macoupin |
Elevation | 685 ft (209 m) |
Coordinates | 39°4′18″N 89°43′36″W / 39.07167°N 89.72667°WCoordinates: 39°4′18″N 89°43′36″W / 39.07167°N 89.72667°W |
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 |
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 (39.071624, -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.