Olivet is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Elwood Township,
Vermilion County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
. As of the
2010 census, its population was 428.
Education
Illinois Holiness University was founded Olivet, Illinois in 1909. The school's name was changed to Olivet College in 1923. The College left the campus in Olivet after a fire destroyed the main building in 1939.
The remaining campus buildings were sold to the Missionaries of La Salette and housed a Catholic seminary that was later converted to a retreat center. When the retreat center was relocated, the campus was sold again and became the Notre Dame De La Salette Boys Academy.
History
The town of Olivet was designed around the Nazarene school. The site for the school was purchased in 1908. By 1911, there were "About 16 houses with modern equipment."
References
External links
NACo
Census-designated places in Vermilion County, Illinois
Census-designated places in Illinois
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