Olivet, Illinois

Olivet
CDP
Olivet Location of Olivet within Illinois
Coordinates: 39°56′46″N87°38′23″W / 39.94611°N 87.63972°W / 39.94611; -87.63972 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Township	Elwood
Area
• Total	2.383 sq mi (6.17 km2)
• Land	2.383 sq mi (6.17 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	428
• Density	180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	217
GNIS ID	2628557 [1]

Olivet is a census-designated place in Elwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 428. ^[2]

Education

Olivet Nazarene College, Olivet Illinois

Illinois Holiness University was founded Olivet, Illinois in 1909. The school's name was changed to Olivet College in 1923. The College left the campus in Olivet after a fire destroyed the main building in 1939. ^[3]

The remaining campus buildings were sold to the Missionaries of La Salette and housed a Catholic seminary that was later converted to a retreat center. When the retreat center was relocated, the campus was sold again and became the Notre Dame De La Salette Boys Academy. ^[4]

History

The town of Olivet was designed around the Nazarene school. The site for the school was purchased in 1908. By 1911, there were "About 16 houses with modern equipment." ^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olivet, Illinois
2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 17, 2011.
3. Olivet Nazarene University. "Christian Education with a Purpose". 2017-2018 Course Catalog. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
4. La Salette Academy. "Old and New" . Retrieved March 19, 2025.
5. Jones, Lottie (1911). History of Vermilion County Illinois: A Tale of Its Evolution, Settlement and Progress for Nearly a Century (PDF). Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 401.

External links

• NACo