Olivet, South Dakota

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Olivet is a town in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 70 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hutchinson County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Olivet is located at 43°14′30″N, 97°40′30″W (43.241660, -97.675063)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

Olivet has been assigned the ZIP code 57052 and the FIPS place code 46900.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 70 people, 37 households, and 22 families residing in the town. The population density was 168.9/km² (443.5/mi²). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 103.8/km² (272.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.00% White, 2.86% Native American, and 7.14% from two or more races.

There were 37 households out of which 8.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.45.

In the town the population was spread out with 8.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 31.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,454. There were no families and 3.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.5% of those over 64.