Editing Olivehurst, California (section)

==History==
Olivehurst was first largely settled by people from the [[Midwest]] during the [[Great Depression]] who were looking for fertile land, availability of jobs and a better future. People from the town have been known to refer to this group of people as "[[Okies]]", a term originally for those from Oklahoma who were escaping the "dust bowl" Oklahoma had become during the Great Depression. This is why some of the streets are named after cities in Oklahoma. These "Okies" were following migrant workers such as those of [[Chinese people|Chinese]], [[Japanese people|Japanese]], [[Filipino American|Filipino]], [[Mexican people|Mexican]] and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] background.
[[File:Olivehurst, Sutter County, California. Another air view of Olivehurst tract looking west. - NARA - 521590.jpg|Olivehurst in 1940|thumb|right|200px]]
The economy has been largely focused on [[agriculture]], but, since the 1950s, jobs have been increasingly focused on mill and manufacturing work. Today's economy is centered on a "commuter economy" where many of the residents work outside of the town.<ref>[http://www.yubacounty.org/Olivehurst/history%20charac%20and%20trends%20pages%2011-14.pdf Olivehurst Community Plan - History]</ref>

A post office opened at Olivehurst in 1941.<ref name=CGN />

Olivehurst was the site of the [[Lindhurst High School shooting]] in 1992, which left four dead and ten others injured.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Luery|first=Mike|date=May 2, 2017|title=25 years later: Survivors of NorCal school shooting remember tragedy|url=https://www.kcra.com/article/25-years-later-survivors-of-norcal-school-shooting-remember-tragedy/9589885|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=KCRA|language=en}}</ref>