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HISTORY


Olivia was originally named "Rock Branch" and was founded circa 1865 but the name was changed in 1913 to honor W.J. Olive, who introduced flue-cured Tobacco to the community .


DEMOGRAPHICS


Olivia's Zip Code Tabulation Area (Zip Code 28368) has a population of about 443 as of the 2000 Census . The population is 50.6% male and 49.4% female. About 83.1% of the population is white, 11.1% African-American , 5.8% Hispanic , 0.9% Asian , and 2.8% of other races. 1.8% of people are two or more races and there are no American Indians .

The Median Household Income is $20,500 with 31.3% of the population living below the Poverty line.


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REFERENCES


  Last Powell
  First William S
  Author-link William S Powell
  Year 1968
  Title The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places
  Place Chapel Hill
  Publisher University of North Carolina Press
  Isbn 0-8078-1247-1