Oliphant

Olifant, Oliphant, Olyphant and similar variations may refer to:

People

  • Oliphant (surname) list of notable people with this name
  • Clan Oliphant, a Highland Scottish clan
  • Oliphant Chuckerbutty (18841960), British organist and composer
  • In literature

  • Oliphaunt or mûmak, a monstrous elephant-like creature in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
  • Sir Olifaunt, a vicious giant in "Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topas" in The Canterbury Tales
  • The horn sounded to alert Charlemagne in "The Song of Roland"
  • Geography

  • Olyphant, Pennsylvania, a borough
  • Oliphant, Ontario, Canada, a community
  • Olifants River (Western Cape), South Africa
  • Olifants River (Southern Cape), South Africa
  • Olifants River (Limpopo), South Africa
  • Olifants Water Management Area, South Africa
  • Oliphant Islands, South Orkney Islands
  • Other uses

  • Lord Oliphant, a peerage title in Scotland
  • Oliphant baronets, a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
  • Oliphant (band), Finnish band
  • Olifant (instrument), a wind instrument of the Middle Ages, made from elephants' tusks
  • Olyphant, Pennsylvania

    Olyphant is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, approximately five miles (8 km) northeast of Scranton on the Lackawanna River in the heart of the anthracite region of the State. Once engaged in the shipping of coal as its main source of employment, Olyphant experienced a severe downturn in the twentieth century. Other industries of the past were the manufacturing of blasting powder, iron and steel goods, cigars, silks, etc. The population was 5,151 at the 2010 census.

    Geography

    Olyphant is located at 41°27′45″N 75°35′44″W / 41.46250°N 75.59556°W / 41.46250; -75.59556 (41.462630, -75.595617).

    According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km2), of which, 5.4 square miles (14 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.82%) is water.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2010, there were 5,151 people, 2,324 households, and 1,357 families residing in the borough. The population density was 953.9 people per square mile (368.3/km²). There were 2,521 housing units at an average density of 466.9 per square mile (182.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.2% White, 1.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population.

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