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- About Town
By The Emporia Gazette Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Olpe City Council The Olpe City Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Dec.
- Workshops offered
It is definitely winter! The recent snow, freezing rain, sleet, ice, and frigid temperatures have reminded us that we are now in the midst of the shortest days of the year, and that normally the coldest time of ...
- Downtown Lofts
One of Emporia's newest real estate projects will offer shopping and living space - all under one roof in downtown Emporia.
- Faith News
By The Emporia Gazette Friday, December 19, 2008 Prayer Walk Messiah Lutheran Church, 1101 Neosho St., is once again offering the a oeJoy for the Worlda quiet time on the Prayer Walk at the church, all day ...
- Power outages reported in Lyon County
Westar Energy is reporting power outages in Lyon County this evening. There are two areas without power -- one south of Americus and one north of Olpe, according to Westar Energy's Web site.
- City and area postponements
KC Central at Washburn Rural girls, ppd. to Jan. 10, 1 p.m. Topeka High girls at Free State, ppd.
- Christmas program to be held
All Goda s Children will present a Christmas program, a oeThe Candy Shoppe,a at 6 p.m. today in the Olpe United Methodist Church.
- Olpe teen keeps winning
Fifteen-year-old Angie Bartley has been working horses since she was three years old, and that experience paid off at a recent Rising Stars competition in Duncan, Okla.
- Corrections board drops support for 3 programs
A change in definitions and a $48,000 cut in its funding caused the Community Corrections Advisory Board to pull support from three prevention programs during its meeting Wednesday at the Lyon County ...
- About town
Saturday, December 6, 2008 Brownback on tour in area U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback continues his Kansas County Tour on Thursday with a visit to Council Grove from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office.
- Faith News
Friday, November 28, 2008 Christmas drama The First United Methodist Church presents a oeThe Innkeeper of Bethlehem,a music and drama by Nick Della Valle of the Breath of Christ Ministries at 7 p.m. Thursday in ...
- Paying for cancer treatment
Friday, November 28, 2008 Paying for cancer treatment A seasonal theme is being used for fundraising project on behalf of Alicia Redeker of Olpe, who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
- High school playoffs
Junction City vs. Free State , 3:30 p.m. Class 5A at Emporia Aquinas vs. Hutchinson , 1 p.m. Class 4A at Salina Hayden vs.
- Town gives visitors a weighty welcome
The town of Hartford has a new 32,440-pound marble welcome sign to greet visitors as they come into town.
- Foundation expands tuition vouchers
Jeff Longbine, Jones Foundation board member, announces the expansion of the Jones Foundation Tuition Voucher Program, which was created to help local students pay for their educations at Emporia State ...
- Faith
Members at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 730 Sylvan St., will celebrate the 136th anniversary of the church on Sunday.
- Bingo, crafts and soup
St. Joseph Parish of Olpe will have the annual soup supper from 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. and craft bingo, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Olpe.
- USD 252 changes shape
Boundaries will change for school board members in the Southern Lyon County school district, as a result of today's election.
- Vote no in 252
BY NOW, all patrons of USD 252 should have gotten the informational newsletter that the district mailed to them.
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City DescriptionOlpe is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Olpe is located at 38°15′43″N 96°10′10″W / 38.26194, -96.16944 (38.262070, -96.169322).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 504 people, 196 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,604.1 people per square mile (627.7/km²). There were 215 housing units at an average density of 684.3/sq mi (267.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.81% White, 0.40% African American, 0.60% Native American, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.58% of the population.
There were 196 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:- 0.776996433101 km squared
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