OliveOK
A town of 78, settled in 1896.
Is Olive a good place to live?
Olive has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
78 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Olive: who provides what
Olive is unincorporated, so Creek County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Olive.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The schools Olive’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Olive school district. The 2 public schools in Olive teach 208 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 125 | D |
| Olive HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 83 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
A larger share of residents in Olive live below the poverty line than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
For half of commuters, work is under 28 miles away. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Olive rose by 44, to 47. The top destinations are Tulsa (23%), Drumright (12%) and Owasso (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Olive has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Olive’s FEMA hazard score is 62 of 100, against 61 of 100 in Oklahoma’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. FEMA puts just over a quarter of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Olive is
In Olive, 22% of adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Olive: 21% of adults report frequent mental distress. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Olive.
| Olive | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Olive | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.3% | 16.4% |
| More smokers | 22% | 16.3% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 21.3% | 18% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Olive
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Olive; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Olive residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Olive
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Olive is an unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Olive had a population of 110. The post office was established November 20, 1896, and discontinued September 30, 1938. The town was named for the daughter of the first postmaster. In 1974 there was a tornado that wiped out the town. As of late 2016, the town had at least one church, a convenience store called "Happy Corner," a K-12 school, and a volunteer fire department. Olive was the birthplace of country singer Leon "Jack" Guthrie.
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Questions about Olive
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Is Olive, OK a good place to live?
Olive has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.