Mount Olive

History

On May 20, 2013, a brief but damaging tornado impacted the city, dealing EF2 damage within downtown and minorly injuring three people.

Geography

Mount Olive is located in southeastern Macoupin County. Illinois Route 138 has its eastern terminus in the city, leading west to Benld. Former U.S. Route 66 passed through the north and west sides of the city and later on a wider alignment farther north and west of the city. Both routings are now local roads, as Interstate 55 now passes west of town, with access from Exit 44 (IL 138). Old Route 66 leads northeast to Litchfield and southwest to Staunton, and I-55 leads north to Springfield and southwest to St. Louis. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mount Olive has a total area of , of which , or 0.26%, are water. The city drains west to tributaries of Cahokia Creek, a west-flowing direct tributary of the Mississippi River, and southeast to Silver Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kaskaskia River.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Staunton Elem School
  Elementary · Staunton · 563 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Ben-Gil Elementary School
  Elementary · Gillespie · 552 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Staunton High School
  High · Staunton · 411 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Mt Olive Elementary School
  Elementary · Mount Olive · 357 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Gillespie High School
  High · Gillespie · 340 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Gillespie Middle School
  Middle · Gillespie · 248 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Staunton Jr High School
  Middle · Staunton · 243 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Mt Olive High School
  High · Mount Olive · 126 students · 10.5:1 ratio