Olivia is an unincorporated community centered in the Barbecue Township

Barbecue Township, Harnett County, North Carolina

Barbecue Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA. The township had a population of 9,174 according to the 2000 census.Geographically, Barbecue Township occupies in southwestern Harnett County...

 of Harnett County, North Carolina

Harnett County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 153 people per square mile . There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...

 but also covering parts of Anderson Creek Township

Anderson Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina

Anderson Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA. The township had a population of 11,216 according to the 2000 census.Geographically, Anderson Creek Township occupies in southern Harnett County...

 near the Lee County

Lee County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 49,040 people, 18,466 households, and 13,369 families residing in the county. The population density was 191 people per square mile . There were 19,909 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...

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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

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...

 to the community .

Demographics

Olivia's Zip Code Tabulation Area

ZIP Code Tabulation Area

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 (Zip Code 28368) has a population of about 443 as of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 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

Hispanic

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, 0.9% Asian

Asian people

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, and 2.8% of other races. 1.8% of people are two or more races and there are no American Indians

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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The median household income

Median household income

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 is $20,500 with 31.3% of the population living below the poverty

Poverty

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