Olympian Village, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Olympian Village, Missouri
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.35
Area Land Km2:1.35
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.52
Area Land Sq Mi:0.52
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:719
Population Density Km2:532.93
Population Density Sq Mi:1380.04
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:666
Coordinates:38.1347°N -90.4581°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63020
Area Code:636
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-54686[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2396063

Olympian Village is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 774 at the 2010 census. The city was named in honor of Greek myth and culture. Some street names include Parthenon Drive, Kronos Drive, Hercules Place, Plato Place, and Pheidippides Place.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57sqmi, all land.[3]

Government

Olympian Village is a fourth class city incorporated in 1965, which consists primarily of a single subdivision of single-family homes built in the 1960s.

Public safety

Olympian Village is serviced by the part paid, part volunteer, Hematite Fire Protection District which operates a station nearby, about halfway between Olympian Village and nearby Festus. Olympian Village was served by its own police department, which was a volunteer program until 2005, when state and federal grants allowed for a full-time, paid police department. In 2009, local officials disbanded the department due to a lack of funding. Service resumed in 2010 in the form of another volunteer police department, where officers worked without pay. Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District operates station 4 in Olympian Village which is staffed 24 hours per day, year-round.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 719[5] people, 246 households, and 201 families living in the city. The population density was 1357.9PD/sqmi. There were 264 housing units at an average density of 463.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.3% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 246 households, of which 49.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.3% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the city was 32.2 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 5.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 669 people, 217 households, and 182 families living in the city. The population density was 1190.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 232 housing units at an average density of 412.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.61% White, 0.30% Native American, 1.49% Asian, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 217 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,447, and the median income for a family was $43,438. Males had a median income of $30,694 versus $19,514 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,928. About 9.3% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. 2012-07-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. 2012-01-25.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2012-07-08.
  5. Historical population Census Pop. Note %±1970 399 —1980 774 94.0%1990 752 −2.8%2000 669 −11.0%2010 774 15.7%2020 719 −7.1%U.S. Decennial Census[5]