Olive Branch is an

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in Alexander County,

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, United States. It has a

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with the ZIP code 62969. Its population was 650 at the 2020 census. Olive Branch is part of the

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, MO-IL

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Geography

Olive Branch is located at (37.168661, -89.351749). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Olive Branch has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 650 people, 217 households, and 161 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.08%

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, 0.15%

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, 0.46% Native American, 0.31% from

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, and 8.00% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 217 households, out of which 65.44% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.06% were married couples living together, 10.14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.81% were non-families. 24.88% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.28% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 2.81. The CDP's age distribution consisted of 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,339, and the median income for a family was $47,411. Males had a median income of $31,929 versus $39,583 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,653. About 19.3% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the

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, including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Residents are zoned to the

Egyptian School District Egyptian Community Unit School District 5, also known locally as Egyptian School District or CUSD #5, is a unified school district headquartered in unincorporated Alexander County, Illinois, with a Tamms postal address. Brad Misner is the curre ...

References

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