Olivet, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 1,758. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,778 (+1.1% change)

Males: 888	(50.5%)
Females: 870	(49.5%)

Eaton County

Median resident age:	21.7 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49076.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,900 (it was $34,474 in 2000)

Olivet	$32,900
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $123,100 (it was $87,400 in 2000)

Olivet	$123,100
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Olivet:

White Non-Hispanic (84.1%)
Black (9.6%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (23.4%), English (12.0%), United States (9.0%), Irish (5.8%), Dutch (4.2%), French (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 940 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 1764 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Olivet

High school or higher: 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 28.2%
Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Olivet city

Never married: 43.3%
Now married: 41.0%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 10.5%

72 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.4% North America, 0.6% Africa, 0.5% Europe).

This city:	4.1%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Olivet, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Olivet to the number of sex offenders is 179 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Olivet:	1.4% ($1,185)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Battle Creek, MI (21.4 miles , pop. 53,364).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (95.4 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (194.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bellevue, MI (6.6 miles ), Charlotte, MI (10.1 miles ), Marshall, MI (12.2 miles ), Vermontville, MI (14.5 miles ), Nashville, MI (16.0 miles ), Springport, MI (16.3 miles ), Brownlee Park, MI (17.1 miles ), Potterville, MI (17.8 miles ).

Latitude: 42.44 N, Longitude: 84.92 W

537 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Area code: 269

Population change in the 1990s: +157 (+9.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Construction (9%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Health care (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Cashiers (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Average climate in Olivet, Michigan

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Olivet-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Olivet city center killed one person and injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 tornado 28.1 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Zane Gay - College basketball player (Eastern Michigan Eagles).

Hospitals/medical centers near Olivet:

HAYES GREEN BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CHARLOTTE, MI)
OAKLAWN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MARSHALL, MI)
EATON RAPIDS MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; EATON RAPIDS, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Olivet:

W K KELLOGG (about 25 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
CAPITAL CITY (about 33 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 46 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Olivet:

WEND VALLEY (about 9 miles; CHARLOTTE, MI; ID: 49G)
FITCH H BEACH (about 12 miles; CHARLOTTE, MI; ID: FPK)
BROOKS FIELD (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MI; ID: RMY)

Amtrak station near Olivet:

18 miles: ALBION (300 N. EATON ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

College/University in Olivet:

OLIVET COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 975; Location: 320 South Main Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.olivetcollege.edu; Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Olivet:

KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; JACKSON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
CALVIN COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)

Public high school in Olivet:

OLIVET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 410; Location: 255 1ST STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Olivet:

OLIVET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 518; Location: 255 1ST STREET; Grades: 04 - 08)
FERN PERSONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 390; Location: 4425 W. BUTTERFIELD HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 03)

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Birthplace of: College Lacrosse Player-Debra Evans

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Olivet and their reported violations in the past:

OLIVET ASSEMBLY OF GOD (Population served: 160, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (OCT-31-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (DEC-22-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-1999), St Unresolved (DEC-31-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAR-20-2000), St Unresolved (MAR-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2000)

12 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

OLIVET COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.0%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	9.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Olivet compared to Michigan state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Olivet (2007 data):

Eaton Federal Savings Bank: 103 S Main Branch at 103 South Main, branch established on 1936-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $314.4 mil, Deposits: $242.2 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, MI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
Independent Bank - South Michigan: Olivet Branch at 112 South Main Street, branch established on 1916-06-15. Info updated 2006-06-21: Bank assets: $503.9 mil, Deposits: $431.7 mil, headquarters in East Lansing, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	1	$2,764	$33,168	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,665	$19,980	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		7	$1,067
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$523
Health	0	$0		7	$726
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$443
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,562	$27,372	2	$1,484
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$328
Financial Administration	1	$2,392	$28,704	1	$864
Totals for Government	5	$11,383	$27,319	26	$5,434

Olivet government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $31,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $102,000
Police Protection: $88,000

Fire Protection: $68,000

Central Staff Services: $49,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000

Financial Administration: $5,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $114,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $83,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $31,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $32,000
General Revenue, NEC: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,082,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $214,000
Tax - Property: $156,000
NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $202,000

8.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.43%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($68 average AGI)
Eaton County: 0.03%
Michigan average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Ingham County, MI	3.69% ($32,933 average AGI)
from Clinton County, MI	0.56% ($33,498)
from Calhoun County, MI	0.29% ($31,815)

8.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.94%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Eaton County: 0.04%
Michigan average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ingham County, MI	3.27% ($29,969 average AGI)
to Clinton County, MI	0.57% ($82,496)
to Calhoun County, MI	0.39% ($32,287)

Strongest AM radio stations in Olivet:

WLCM (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, MI)
WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WILS (1320 AM; 5 kW; LANSING, MI)
WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Olivet:

WOCR (89.7 FM; OLIVET, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES/OLIVET COLLEGE)
WWKN (104.9 FM; MARSHALL, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVIC (94.1 FM; JACKSON, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
WQTX (92.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
WJXQ (106.1 FM; JACKSON, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
WUFN (96.7 FM; ALBION, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WKAR-FM (90.5 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WFMK (99.1 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WITL-FM (100.7 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJIM-FM (97.5 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNWN-FM (98.5 FM; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WMMQ (94.9 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBXX (95.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKFR-FM (103.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Olivet:

WZPX (Channel 43; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: PAXSON BATTLE CREEK LICENSE, INC.)
WSYM-TV (Channel 47; LANSING, MI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WILX-TV (Channel 10; ONONDAGA, MI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WLAJ (Channel 53; LANSING, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WHTV (Channel 18; JACKSON, MI; Owner: SPARTAN-TV, L.L.C.)
WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
W24CG (Channel 24; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKAR-TV (Channel 23; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICH. STATE UNIV.)
W27CJ (Channel 27; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W69BJ (Channel 69; LANSING, MI; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WLNS-TV (Channel 6; LANSING, MI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LANSING, INC.)
WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WOBC-CA (Channel 20; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W21BS (Channel 21; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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