Oolitic is a town in Indian Creek and Shawswick townships, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States.

[6] Oolitic is the site of a limestone statue of comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka, moved there from Bedford in 1984.

[7] Oolitic is the opposing basketball team during the season opener in the film Hoosiers.

According to the 2010 census, Oolitic has a total area of 0.78 square miles (2.02 km2), all land.

[8] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

The request was refused because of a town already named Limestone, Indiana.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and quartz, along with the small shells and eggs left behind when this area was covered by an inland sea.

Found immediately north of Oolitic are some of the largest limestone quarries in the world, many of them in continuous operation since the 1830s.

[10] Visitors can see the "Empire Hole," about half a mile north of Oolitic, where 35,017,500 pounds of limestone block were extracted in 1931 and shipped to Manhattan for the 102-story building.

34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.