Odessa Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 45°17′1″N 96°18′11″W / 45.28361°N 96.30306°W / 45.28361; -96.30306
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Odessa Township
FIPS code
27-48076[1]
GNIS feature ID0665198[2]

Odessa Township is a township in

2000 census.[3] Odessa Township was named after Odesa, Ukraine.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 35.5 square miles (92.1 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km2) (2.12%) is water.

The city of Odessa is entirely within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Horseshoe Lake
  • Long Tom Lake (vast majority)
  • Peterson Lake

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Odessa Immanuel Lutheran, Odessa Trinity Lutheran and Rest.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 61 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, and 21.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,429, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $20,500 for females. The

poverty line
, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 55.
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