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Olive Branch, Mississippi

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The city of Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County.

Typical abbreviation for Olive Branch: Olive Br. (or less commonly used: Olive Brnch.)

Olive Branch is 100 feet [30.48 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Olive Branch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Olive Branch can be found in:

 GeorgiaNorth Carolina
 IllinoisOhio
 KentuckyTennessee
 Louisiana 

At the time of the 2000 Census, Olive Branch had a population of 21,054 people<2> (or 19.37% of the total population of DeSoto County). The population of Olive Branch represented 0.74% of the total of Mississippi, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Olive Branch had a population of 31,830 people. This is an increase of 51.18% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Olive Branch.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
200831,830+51.18%+4.11% since 2007
200730,573+45.21%+3.39% since 2006
200629,570+40.45%+6.77% since 2005
200527,695+31.54% 
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200021,054The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Byhalia   SE11 mi [17.7 km]1,31085.55% increase
 Hernando   SW11 mi [17.7 km]12,31880.83% increase
 Horn Lake   W11 mi [17.7 km]24,66974.97% increase
 Southaven   W7 mi [11.27 km]44,07652.11% increase
 Walls   W17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Bartlett (TN)   N18 mi [28.97 km]47,50117.16% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Olive Branch.

Websites for Olive Branch

Official Website:   www.obms.us/
   
Chamber of Commerce:   www.olivebranchms.com/

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Olive Branch? Please visit the Map Page for Olive Branch.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olive Branch - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Olive Branch.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Olive Branch and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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