Olivet, Kansas | |
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City | |
Location within Osage County and Kansas |
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KDOT map of Osage County (legend) |
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Coordinates: 38°28′49″N 95°45′6″W / 38.48028°N 95.75167°WCoordinates: 38°28′49″N 95°45′6″W / 38.48028°N 95.75167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Osage |
Area | |
• Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
• Land | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 67 |
• Estimate (2015) | 65 |
• Density | 260/sq mi (100/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 20-52700 |
GNIS feature ID | 0477560 |
Olivet is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 67.
Olivet was founded in 1869. By the end of its first year, the town contained a general store, a hotel, a sawmill, and a wagon and blacksmith shop. Olivet was incorporated as a city in 1870.
The post office in Olivet was first established in 1870, and it closed in 1971.
Olivet is located at 38°28′49″N 95°45′06″W / 38.480236°N 95.751564°W (38.480236, -95.751564). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all of it land.
Olivet is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the census of 2010, there were 67 people, 35 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was 257.7 inhabitants per square mile (99.5/km2). There were 45 housing units at an average density of 173.1 per square mile (66.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.6% White, 4.5% Asian, and 6.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.