Olney

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Olney

Total population

35,797

Median home value

$656,600

65%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$171,458

Olney$171k

National$74k

Founded

1832

Elevation165 m

Land area42.08 km²

Coordinates39.14°, -77.07°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Olney is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located in the north central part of the county, thirteen miles (21 km) north of Washington, D.C.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Frank Miller

American writer, artist, film director (born 1957)

Spike Jonze

American filmmaker (born 1969)

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Paula Marshall

American actress (born 1964)

BT

American musician

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Michael Davis

American producer, film director, writer

Jason Kravits

American actor (born 1967)

Scott Weinrich

American singer and guitarist

Elden Henson

American actor

Chris Coghlan

American baseball player

J

John William Jones

Confederate Army officer (1806-1871)

Helen Maroulis

American wrestler (born 1991)

J

John Montgomery Cooper

American ethnologist and priest (1881-1949)

Jeff Tremaine

American director and producer

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Vernon Taylor

American musician

Jeph Jacques

comic author and illustrator (1980-)

Justin Maxwell

American baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• Brookeville
  2.7 mi away
• Leisure World
  2.8 mi away
• Aspen Hill
  3.5 mi away
• Redland
  4 mi away
• Derwood
  4.7 mi away
• Cloverly
  5 mi away
• Washington Grove
  5.5 mi away
• Laytonsville
  5.6 mi away
• Flower Hill
  6.3 mi away
• Highland
  6.8 mi away
• North Kensington
  7.3 mi away
• Burtonsville
  7.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Olney

The Federal Civil Defense Staff College, Olney, Maryland

United States. Office of Civil Defense. Staff College · 1952

Olney and vicinity

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission · 1965

Olney

Healan Barrow · 1993

Olney and vicinity, master plan

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission · 1965

Investigation of Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce

United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. · 1950

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