Olive Branch, Mississippi
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 Location of Olive Branch in DeSoto County and. Location of the county in Mississippi
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | DeSoto County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 58 ′ N , 89 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 36,699 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 386.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 95.6 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 95.0 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 110 m |
| Postal code : | 38654 |
| Area code : | +1 662 |
| FIPS : | 28-54040 |
| GNIS ID : | 0690369 |
| Website : | www.obms.us |
| Mayor : | Scott Phillips |
Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County in the US state of Mississippi , about 300 kilometers north of the capital Jackson . The city is located in the far north of Mississippi on the border with the neighboring state of Tennessee and belongs to the metropolitan area of Memphis .
At the 2010 census , Olive Branch had 33,484 residents. In 2014 there were already 35,457 inhabitants, 64% of whom were white and around 27% black. Overall, Olive Branch recorded a 68.4% population growth from 2000 to 2014. This made Olive Branch (as of 2010) the second largest city in DeSoto County and the ninth largest in Mississippi. 97% of the population lives in urban areas.
From 1975 to 1998 Meucci Originals , a manufacturer of billiard cues , had its manufacturing facility in Olive Branch.
Highways 178, 302 and 305 run through Olive Branch. Olive Branch Airport is located a few kilometers northeast of the city .
There is a high school in Olive Branch.
Water tower
Fountain with the town hall in the background
Historic downtown
Personalities
People who were born, died or worked or lived in Olive Branch:
- Bill G. Lowrey (1862–1947), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- Charles Boyce (born 1949), cartoonist
- Carl Byrum (born 1963), American football player
- Mark Guy (born 1964), American football player
- Andrew Fletcher (born 1966), baseball referee
- Ricky Stenhouse junior (* 1987), racing car driver
- KJ Wright (born 1989), American football player
- Daren Bates (born 1990), American football player
- Shon Coleman (born 1991), American football player
- Jalen Collins (born 1993), American football player
Web links
- The city's website ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ United States Census Bureau : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 - 2016 Population Estimates . Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ↑ Olive Branch, Mississippi , on city-data.com (English). Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ↑ Olive Branch Airport on geonames.org. Retrieved July 1, 2017.