Odessa, Missouri Odessa, Missouri Location of Odessa, Missouri Odessa is a town/city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.
Odessa was platted in 1878, and titled after Odessa, in Ukraine. A postal service called Odessa has been in operation since 1879. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.13 square miles (10.70 km2), of which, 4.10 square miles (10.62 km2) is territory and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. Odessa is positioned roughly 45 minutes from downtown Kansas City, Missouri and about three hours from St.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,300 citizens , 2,077 homeholds, and 1,427 families residing in the city.
There were 2,280 housing units at an average density of 556.1 per square mile (214.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.8% White, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 2.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,077 homeholds of which 37.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 31.3% were non-families.
26.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 35.2 years.
27% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,818 citizens , 1,887 homeholds, and 1,290 families residing in the city.
There were 2,011 housing units at an average density of 576.7 per square mile (222.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.09% White, 1.18% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other competitions, and 0.98% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,887 homeholds out of which 36.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families.
26.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town/city the populace 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 income for a homehold in the town/city was $34,007, and the median income for a family was $40,000.
About 8.4% of families and 9.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
Odessa is home of the Odessa R-7 School District.
The City of Odessa is governed by six-member Board of Aldermen (City Council) who represent a total of three different Wards.
Odessa is a Missouri "Fourth Class" city.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Historic maps of Odessa in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri Municipalities and communities of Lafayette County, Missouri, United States Kansas City urbane area's metros/cities and counties
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Cities in Lafayette County, Missouri
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