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'''Olin''' is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 12 in 2000.<ref name="Handbook">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/olin-tx|title=Olin, TX|last=Lively|first=Jeanne F.|website=tshaonline.org|access-date=2022-12-21}}</ref>
==Geography== Olin is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Farm to Market Road 219, {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of Hamilton and {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of Hico in northern Hamilton County.<ref name="Handbook"/> It is also located {{convert|30|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of Stephenville.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url= http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/Olin-Texas.htm | title= Olin, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date= | accessdate = 2022-12-21}}</ref>
==Education== Olin had a school at the start of the 20th century, which burned to the ground in 1938. Students were then sent to school in either Hamilton, Carlton, or Hico.<ref name="Handbook"/> Today the community is served by the Hico Independent School District.
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Hamilton County, Texas Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas