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State:     Mississippi

City:       Olive Branch

Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,054 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 31,830, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Mississippi.  Olive Branch is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee and is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region that consists of three counties in southwest Tennessee, four counties in northwest Mississippi, and one county in eastern Arkansas.

Along with other fast growing suburban cities 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.

Mrs. Frances Wilson Blocker, a descendant of one the community's founders, suggested the name as a way to symbolize the biblical story of a dove bringing a branch to Noah.

The village experienced modest growth during the next few decades, rising from 441 in the 1940 census, to 534 in 1950, and 642 in 1960. Growth accelerated in the 1960s and by 1970, the population had more than doubled to 1,513. In 1971, a site located a few miles from downtown Olive Branch was chosen as the home of Holiday Inn University and Conference Center. Simultaneous with construction of the University, Holiday Inn began work on a 3,000-acre industrial park. This was followed by the opening of Olive Branch Airport in January 1973. With a runway length of 6,000 feet, it is currently one of Mississippi's top five most active airports for landings and takeoffs.^[7] U.S. Highway 78 was built through Olive Branch in 1974. Such developments and infrastructure improvements brought an influx of jobs, industries, and people to DeSoto County and Olive Branch.

By 2000, the population had risen to 21,054, a 490 percent increase over the 1990 figure. With a population of just under 32,000 residents as of 2008, Olive Branch is the ninth-largest city in Mississippi, behind eighth-ranked Greenville.

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2008: $68,776 (it was $55,187 in 2000)

Olive Branch:	$68,776
Mississippi:	$37,790

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $27,713

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $203,331 (it was $125,700 in 2000)

Olive Branch:	$203,331
Mississippi:	$99,700

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Olive Branch: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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