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Olive, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 36°01′21″N 96°28′36″W / 36.02250°N 96.47667°W / 36.02250; -96.47667
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Olive, Oklahoma
Olive is located in Oklahoma
Olive
Olive
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Olive is located in the United States
Olive
Olive
Olive (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°01′21″N 96°28′36″W / 36.02250°N 96.47667°W / 36.02250; -96.47667
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCreek
Area
 • Total
1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
 • Land1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
110
 • Density84.16/sq mi (32.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-55350
GNIS feature ID2805346[2]

Olive is an unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established November 20, 1896, and discontinued September 30, 1938.[citation needed] The town was named for the daughter of the first postmaster.[citation needed] In 1974 there was a tornado that wiped out the town.[citation needed] Today, it is a small community with 42 homes or roughly 126 people.[citation needed] There are three churches, a convenience store called "Happy Corner," and a small school of 465 students Pre-K through 12.[citation needed] Olive was the birthplace of Leon "Jack" Guthrie.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olive, Oklahoma