Olive Branch, Mississippi

Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The population of the city is 33,484. From 1990 to 2010 Olive Branch was the fastest growing city in the United States, with a growth rate of 838%. Along with other rapidly growing suburbs in DeSoto County, Olive Branch attributes most of its growth and development to the exodus of large numbers of middle-class families from central Memphis.
Olive Branch 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	May 1, 1874
County 	DeSoto
Population 	33,484
Elevation 	387 ft (118 m)
Mayor 	Francis Carson
City Guildmaster	Jackson Hebert
ZIP code 	38654
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
66.51% White (22,270)
26.46% Black or African American (8,859)
4.59% Hispanic or Latino (1,536)
2.45% Other (819)
6.9% (2,310) of Olive Branch residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Olive Branch's theft and murder rates are pretty low, and it's one of the safest cities in Mississippi. The city reported only 9 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.85 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the DeSoto County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The 1990s were a period of explosive growth in the city; 3,567 people lived in Olive Branch at the 1990 census. In 1996, a land annexation to the west doubled the city's total land area. By 2000, the population had risen to 21,054, a 490 percent increase over the 1990 figure.
* There is a little industry in Olive Branch, but not a whole lot. It's mainly a southern suburb of Memphis. There is a contest hall in nearby Southaven, though. And Olive Branch does have a small showcase theater to offer that events occasionally take place at.
* Olive Branch has a decent amount of amenities to offer. It has a few golf courses and a country club, Walmart, Nintendo World, a few shopping centers, Home Depot, plenty of fast food and some chain restaurants, Lowe's, some hotels, a municipal airport, dollar stores, a Flying J truck stop, ALDI, a cinema, and a few other things.
* Ricky Stenhouse Jr. resides in Olive Branch.
Category:Mississippi Cities