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Odessa Minnesota Community Guide

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Population:

Odessa (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2000-2010 Change
Odessa (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	Actual	Percent
Population	194	177	155	113	135	+22	+19.47
Land Area (sq. mile)	1.00	0.99	0.76	0.76	0.76	0	0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile)	194.0	178.8	203.9	149.4	177.6	+28.23	+19.47
Housing Units	81	68	67	66	68	+2	+3.03
Households	--	61	59	55	58	+3	+5.45
Persons Per Household	--	2.90	2.63	2.05	2.34	+0.29	+14.15

Geography:

Odessa is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota. U.S. Route 75 and Minnesota State Highway 7 (co-signed) serves as a main route in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 961 ft (293 m) above sea level.

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Demographics:

As of the census of 2010, there were 135 people, 58 households, and 39 families residing in the city. The population density was 180.0 inhabitants per square mile (69.5/km2). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 90.7 per square mile (35.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 58 households of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.8% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the city was 48.1 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 31.1% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.8% male and 45.2% female.

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History:

ODESSA Township, first settled in June 1870, was named for the city of Odessa in southern Russia, whence seed wheat used in this vicinity was brought. The railway village of Odessa was platted in 1879 in section 29 when the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad was being built and incorporated as a village in 1895. The village had grain elevators and flour mills; the post office began in 1879; the postmaster and first settler, A. D. Beardsley, was also an express and railroad agent at the depot, lumber dealer, and general store owner; the flour mill burned down shortly after World War I. The popularly accepted story of the origin of the village's name is that it was named for Beardsley's daughter, Dessa, who died of diphtheria at age three.

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Main Street, Odessa Minnesota, 1908
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Government:

Odessa City Hall 112 County Road 28 W PO Box 67 Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2375 Regular Business Hours: vary, call City Council Meetings: 1st Monday of the month at 6:00 pm
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address	Phone:
Mayor	12/31/2022	Catherine Teske 214 Bloomington Avenue S Odessa, MN 56276	(320) 273-2349
City Clerk	appointed	name not available PO Box 67 Odessa, MN 56276	(320) 273-2375
Council Member	12/31/2022	Brian Julson 118 School House Hill Odessa, MN 56276	(320) 522-2555
Council Member	12/31/2022	Chris Teske 109 Main Avenue S Odessa, MN 56276	(320) 815-3240
Council Member	12/31/2024	Michael Paul Andreasen 307 West Road S Odessa, MN 56276	(320) 305-2887
Council Member	12/31/2024	Debra Teske 216 E 2nd Street Odessa, MN 56276	(320) 273-2349

Post Office:

US Post Office
106 County Road 28 E
Odessa, MN 56276-5000
Phone: (320) 273-2256
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Saturday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm

Utilities:

Utility Type	Utility Name	Utility Phone
Electricity	Otter Tail Power	(800) 257-4044
Natural Gas	n/a	n/a
Wastewater	n/a	n/a
Water	n/a	n/a
Telephone	Federated Telephone	(320) 324-7111
Cable TV	n/a	n/a

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Recreation:

Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
44843 687th Avenue
Odessa, MN 56276
Phone: (320) 273-2191

Straddling the headwaters of the Minnesota River in extreme west-central Minnesota, Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge is within the heart of the tallgrass prairie's historic range. Today, less than one-percent of tallgrass prairie remains. The Refuge serves as the "keeper of the prairie" by working to maintain and restore native prairie habitat while providing optimum nesting cover for waterfowl and other grassland nesting birds. The refuge contains 11,521 acres: 1,028 acres in Big Stone County and 10,493 acres in Lac Qui Parle County. The refuge is located in Minnesota's second Congressional District. The primary refuge purposes stated in authorizing documents are flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. The refuge's principal objective is to provide optimum nesting cover for ground-nesting waterfowl production. Approximately 30,000 people visit the refuge annually.

Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Odessa Minnesota

Lakes:

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Schools:

Ortonville Public School
Independent School District #2903
200 Trojan Drive
Ortonville, MN 56278
Phone: (320) 839-6181
Fax: (320) 839-3708
Web: www.ortonville.k12.mn.us

Grades: K-12
Students: 487

Churches:

Trinity Lutheran Church - LCMS
204 Cedar Avenue
Odessa, MN 56276
Phone: (320) 273-2127

Pastor: Thaine Kister
Sunday Worship: 9:00 am

Trinity Lutheran Church, Odessa Minnesota

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Businesses:

Agassiz and Odessa Mutual Insurance Company 105 1st Street E Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2170 Web: www.aomutualinsco.com Welcome to the website for Agassiz & Odessa Mutual Insurance Company, a rural insurance company located in Odessa, Minnesota serving the farm and home insurance needs of residents in west central Minnesota for over 100 years. We hope you will find our website helpful if you are looking for property insurance, liability insurance, inland marine coverage or equipment breakdown coverage for your farm or home in west central Minnesota. Be sure to click on the “Services” tab for a list of the coverage and services we offer, our operating territory and a directory of the agents that represent Agassiz & Odessa Mutual Insurance Company.
Big Stone Western Art 206 Bloomington Avenue S Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2212
Club 7-75 66844 State Highway 7 Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2339
Ellingson's Honey 113 1st Street W Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2300
Nassau Farmers Elevator Company 113 County Road 28 E Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 668-2323 Web: www.nassaufarmers.com
Odessa City Offices 112 County Road 28 E Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2375
Odessa Fire Department 111 1st Street E Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2475
Refuge Bar 106 Main Avenue Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2205 John has made the Refuge Bar into a fun place to come sit and relax or to party down depending on the day or occasion!!
Stoney Run Lodge 69284 Highway 75 Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2308 Web: www.stoneyrunlodge.com
Tom's Repair and Service 117 1st Street E Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2115
Tri States Ag Solutions 116 Main Avenue Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2456
US Post Office 106 County Road 28 E Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2256
White Pony 110 N Main Avenue Odessa, MN 56276 Phone: (320) 273-2424

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