Mount Olive

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Mount Olive

Total population

1,110

Median home value

$66,300

5.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation102 m

Land area8.02 km²

Weather64°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates31.75°, -89.66°

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

Mount Olive is a town in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 895 at the 2020 census.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Mount Olive, MS from NOAA NWS API.

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

Steve McNair

American football player (1973–2009)

F

Fred McNair

American football player

W. Ralph Eubanks

writer and professor

H

Howard Easterling

American baseball player; Negro League baseball player for the Homestead Grays

H

Hannah Roberts

American beauty pageant titleholder from Mount Olive, Mississippi

R

Rose Bascom

American trick rider

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

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Collins
  9 mi away · pop. 2,455
• Prentiss
  16.7 mi away
• Soso
  22.3 mi away
• Silver Creek
  22.8 mi away
• Sylvarena
  24.1 mi away
• Puckett
  24.2 mi away
• Polkville
  30.3 mi away
• Monticello
  30.5 mi away
• Eastabuchie
  31.1 mi away · pop. 82
• West Hattiesburg
  34.8 mi away
• Montrose
  35.7 mi away
• Columbia
  35.8 mi away · pop. 6,632

Browse all places in Mississippi →

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 Mount Olive

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

[Report of the Committee ... of the 6th Congress, 1st Session] (Published by the order of the House of Representatives)

Phone Number List | Databases List · 1799

America's top-rated smaller cities

David Garoogian · 2010

The poets and poetry of the West

William Turner Coggeshall · 1860

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 68 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 116 mi
• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 156 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 192 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 212 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 212 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX CALV BU 104-108, Vernon, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 214 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Seen 2026-08-22

Rabid Wolf Spider

Rabidosa rabida

Seen 2026-08-13

Gulf Little Brown Jug

Asarum arifolium callifolium

Seen 2026-07-22

Widespread Maiden Fern

Pelazoneuron kunthii

Seen 2026-07-22

Regal Moth

Citheronia regalis

Seen 2026-07-22

longleaf pine

Pinus palustris

Seen 2026-07-21

Chinese Tallow

Triadica sebifera

Seen 2026-07-05

Rust Weed

Polypremum procumbens

Seen 2026-05-30

buttonweed

Diodia virginiana

Seen 2026-05-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-24 21:15 UTC.