Olivet, Michigan

About Olivet

Olivet is a small town in southern Michigan counting 1,533 people who proudly call it home.

Olivet holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.02 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,503 residents per square mile.

📰 Olivet News Today

• Dale Edward Barr, Sr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Pray Funeral Home, Inc. · Aug 14
• Schedule - Olivet Eagles (Olivet, MI) Girls Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Olivet Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Annette Andrews Obituary - Grand Rapids, MI Neptune Society · May 29
• The University of Olivet to Add Women’s Wrestling National Wrestling Coaches Association · May 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Olivet Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Olivet — but the Michigan one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Olivet

• Block House — american
• Tim's Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kresge Foundation Art Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Olivet

• Olivet College Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Olivet

• Fern Persons Elementary School
• Olivet High School
• Olivet Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Olivet

🏘️ Nearby Communities