Olivia (Minnesota)

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Olivia
The Renville County Courthouse in Olivia, built in 1902, listed in the NRHP since 1986 [1]
The Renville County Courthouse in Olivia, built in 1902, listed on the NRHP since 1986
Location in Minnesota
Renville County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Olivia Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Renville County
Coordinates : 44 ° 47 ′  N , 95 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 47 ′  N , 95 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,484 (as of 2010)
Population density : 409.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.06 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 )
Height : 329 m
Postal code : 56277
Area code : +1 320
FIPS : 27-48256
GNIS ID : 648947
Website : olivia.mn.us
Mayor : Sue Hilgert
Heins Block.jpg
The Heins Block in Olivia, a brick-built commercial building built in 1896, which has been listed in the NRHP since 2001

Olivia is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Renville County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Olivia had 2484 inhabitants.

geography

Olivia is located in central southwest Minnesota at 44 ° 46'33 "north latitude and 94 ° 59'31" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​6.06 km².

Neighboring towns to Olivia are Blomkest ( 14 miles north), Bird Island (8.1 miles east), Morton (16.3 miles south) and Danube (8.6 miles west).

The closest major cities are Minneapolis (156 km east), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (169 km in the same direction), Rochester (264 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (471 km south-southeast), Omaha , Nebraska (457 km south) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (236 km southwest) and Fargo , North Dakota (311 km northwest).

traffic

US Highways 71 and 212 meet in the urban area of ​​Olivia . All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.

A railway line of the Twin Cities and Western Railroad runs through the urban area of ​​Olivia in a west-east direction .

The Olivia Regional Airport is a small airfield in the western part of the city. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (153 km east).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 263 -
1900 970 268.8%
1910 960 -1 %
1920 1488 55%
1930 1475 -0.9%
1940 1788 21.2%
1950 2012 12.5%
1960 2355 17%
1970 2553 8.4%
1980 2802 9.8%
1990 2623 -6.4%
2000 2570 -2%
2010 2484 -3.3%
1890-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Olivia had 2,484 people in 1,038 households. The population density was 409.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in 1038 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.9 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 3.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.3 percent of the population.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 38,889  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,646. 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 86001281.Retrieved June 15, 2013
  2. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 01000842 Retrieved June 15, 2013
  3. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 15, 2013
  4. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 15, 2013
  5. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved June 15, 2013
  6. ^ Minnesota Senate - Roger Reinert. Retrieved June 15, 2013

Web links

Commons : Olivia, Minnesota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files