Olive Branch, Mississippi | |
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 Olive Branch water tower | |
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 Location of Olive Branch in the State of Mississippi | |
  Olive Branch, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′37″N 89°50′30″W / 34.96028°N 89.84167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | DeSoto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evan Jenkins[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.05 sq mi (145.17 km2) |
| • Land | 55.84 sq mi (144.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 39,711 |
| • Density | 711.18/sq mi (274.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38654 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-54040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0690369 |
| Website | www |
Olive Branch is the 6th most populous city in Mississippi, US, located in DeSoto County. At the 2020 census the population was 39,711. Olive Branch is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region that consists of three counties in southwest Tennessee, five counties in northwest Mississippi, and two counties in eastern Arkansas. Olive Branch was the fastest-growing city in the United States, with a growth rate of 838% as of 2010 in a thirty year time frame.[3] Along with other rapidly growing places in DeSoto County, Olive Branch attributes most of its growth and development to the exodus of large numbers of families from central Memphis.
- ^ "Mayor's Office". City of Olive Branch. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Olive Branch rated nation's fastest-growing city » the Commercial Appeal". Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.