Odessa, Missouri
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Odessa is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,818 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Odessa is located at (38.996962, -93.954975)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²), all land. although the city has now rebuilt Lake Venita (statistics unavailable).
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,818 people, 1,887 households, and 1,290 families residing in the city. The population density was 533.0/km² (1,381.7/mi²). There were 2,011 housing units at an average density of 222.5/km² (576.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.09% White, 1.18% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 1,887 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,007, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $35,476 versus $23,047 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,455. About 8.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Schools
Odessa is home of the Odessa R-7 School District. The school's mascot is the bulldog.
[edit] Famous residents
- The composer H. Owen Reed (b. 1910) was born in Odessa.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Parry, Albert (Spring 1944). "US towns named Odessa". Russian Review 3 (2): 36-40.
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