Map of Mount Olive town, Mississippi

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

Mount Olive town overview:
Name:	Mount Olive town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Covington County
Elevation:	335 ft (102 m)
Total Area:	3.10 sq mi (8.02 km²)
Land Area:	3.10 sq mi (8.02 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	895
Population Density:	288.99/sq mi (111.56/km²)
ZIP code:	39119
Area code:	601
FIPS code:	2849520
GNISfeature ID:	0674103

Online Interactive Map

Mount Olive online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The town of Mount Olive was incorporated on May 18, 1900, making the town older than Magee to the north and older than Collins to the south. The railroad tracks were completed in 1899. The population of Mount Olive in 2016 was 975.

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Geography

U.S. Route 49, a four-lane divided highway, follows the western border of the town and leads northwest 52 miles (84 km) to Jackson, the state capital, and 38 miles (61 km) southeast to Hattiesburg. Mississippi Highway 35 passes through the southern end of town and leads northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Mize and southwest 39 miles (63 km) to Columbia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km), all land. It is in the valley of Okatoma Creek, part of the Pascagoula River watershed.