Olivia, North Carolina

Olivia is an unincorporated community centered in the Barbecue Township of Harnett County, North Carolina but also covering parts of Anderson Creek Township near the Lee County line. It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

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 (Powell 1968, p. 365).

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.

Notable residents

• Herb Thomas - NASCAR champion

References

• Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1 

Coordinates: 35°21′35″N 79°06′35″W / 35.3596014°N 79.1097466°W / 35.3596014; -79.1097466

Municipalities and communities of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Lillington
City	Dunn
Towns	Angier Broadway‡ Coats Erwin Lillington
CDPs	Buies Creek Bunnlevel Mamers
Unincorporated communities	Anderson Creek Barbecue Barclaysville Cape Fear Chalybeate Springs Cokesbury Duncan Fonville Hairtown Harnett Johnsonville Kipling Luart Olivia Overhills Pineview Rawls Ryes Seminole Shawtown Spout Springs Turlington
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties