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Summary for Mount Olive


So far, we found very little information about Mount Olive. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mount Olive to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Olive, please Contact Us.


About Mount Olive (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Mount Olive is historic. The information below applies to the area where Mount Olive would have been located.

Typical Abbreviation: Mt. Olive

Time Zone: The area where Mount Olive was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 256 & 938<2>

Elevation: 700 feet [213.36 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Mount Olive:

Lat:   34.941800°   (or 34°56'30" N)

Lon:   -88.084800°   (or -88°5'5" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Waterloo<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mount Olive

GNIS ID:   142111

FIPS State / Place Code:   None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mount Olive)


About Lauderdale County

The community of Florence is the County Seat for Lauderdale County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lauderdale)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     92,729  
2010     92,737   (5.42% increase since 2000)
2000:     87,966

Total Area:<7>   720 sq. miles [1,867.4 km²]   - of which 7.39% is water (53.3 sq. miles [138 km²])

Housing Units: <8>   43,791

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lauderdale

GNIS ID:   161564

FIPS State / County Code:   01 / 077

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mount Olive)


About Alabama

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     4,907,965   (2.68% increase since 2010)  
2010:     4,779,736   (7.48% increase since 2000)
2000:     4,447,100

Websites for State of Alabama

Official Website:   https://www.alabama.gov/

Tourism:   https://tourism.alabama.gov/

Parks:   https://www.alapark.com/

Fishing:   https://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing

Hunting:   https://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Alabama

GNIS ID:   1779775

FIPS State:   01

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mount Olive)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Olive area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Olive area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Olive - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Mount Olive, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Mount Olive.
<6>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Mount Olive. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).









 

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