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History · Olympian Village

Half of Olympian Village’s homes were built after 1980

Most of Olympian Village was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1915 on and the census since 1970.

0on the National Register
0.4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Olympian Village’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Olympian Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19154 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1982. Watch Olympian Village change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Olympian Village’s history is told.

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On the map

Olympian Village on the map, 1915 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Olympian Village. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Olympian Village on the 1915 USGS mapOlympian Village on the 1949 USGS mapOlympian Village on the 1964 USGS mapOlympian Village on the 1982 USGS map1915Crystal City sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Olympian Village.

The story so far

Olympian Village, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Olympian Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Olympian Village is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Olympian Village had a population of 719. The city was named in honor of Greek myth and culture. Some street names include Parthenon Drive, Kronos Drive, Hercules Place, Plato Place, and Pheidippides Place.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 774 to 719 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Olympian Village, census by census

0200400600800198020002020Peak: 774

Between 399 and 774 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Olympian Village’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Olympian Village

Nobody well known was born in Olympian Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bill BradleyAmerican basketball player and politician · b. 1943
Jay Nixon55th Governor of Missouri · b. 1956
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Frank WilcoxAmerican actor · b. 1907
Patrick WilliamsAmerican composer, arranger, and conductor who … · b. 1939
Tom SantschiAmerican actor · b. 1878
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Nikki ZiegelmeyerAmerican short track speed skater · b. 1975

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.