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List of states and territories of the United States>StateDelaware}}List of counties in Delaware>CountyNew Castle County, Delaware>New Castle|government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor|leader_name = Harvey C. Smith, Jr.|leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = PUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, October 31, 2021, |unit_pref = Imperial|area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = 0.52|area_land_sq_mi = 0.51|area_water_sq_mi = 0.012020 United States Census>2020|population_footnotes = |population_total = 366|population_density_sq_mi = 721.89North American Eastern Time Zone>Eastern (EST)|utc_offset = −5|timezone_DST = EDT|utc_offset_DST = −4|elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 5239267541region:US-DE_type:city|display=inline,title}}|postal_code_type = ZIP code|postal_code = 19730Area code 302>302Federal Information Processing Standards>FIPS code|blank_info = 10-54050Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature ID214404, Odessa, |website = www.odessa.delaware.gov|footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |area_total_km2 = 1.35|area_land_km2 = 1.31|area_water_km2 = 0.04|population_density_km2 = 278.59}}Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census.WEB,weblink Your title here, www.census.gov, en, January 8, 2020, Founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name. Today a significant part of the town is a historic district list on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

Odessa was originally known as Cantwell's Bridge. In 1721, a son of Captain Edmund Cantwell opened a toll bridge over the Appoquinimink Creek at this location. Cantwell's Bridge became an important port that shipped wheat, corn, tobacco, and produce down the creek to the Delaware Bay, where it traveled to distant ports. The town was also home to tanneries that produced leather goods. Cantwell's Bridge would continue to prosper as an agricultural port into the 19th century. In 1855, the grain trade collapsed after the Delaware Railroad was built to the west through Middletown. The railroad was originally proposed to be built through Cantwell's Bridge but the merchants and vessel owners in the town opposed. Following this, the town was renamed to Odessa after the port city of Odesa in Ukraine in an effort to keep the town alive as a major port. The town saw a slight boom during the American Civil War.BOOK, Federal Writers' Project, Federal Writers' Project, The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida,weblink April 10, 2009, 1938, Modern Age Books, New York City, New York, American Guide Series,

Geography

Odessa is located at {{Coord|39|27|26|N|75|39|41|W|type:city}} (39.4573340°N, 75.6613184°W),WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, April 23, 2011, February 12, 2011, US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, along the Appoquinimink River.DeLorme (2004). Maryland Delaware Atlas & Gazetteer. p.78. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-279-X}}.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and 2.22% is water.

Infrastructure

Transportation

File:2022-07-18 10 23 50 View south along Delaware State Route 1 (Korean War Veterans Memorial Parkway) at Exit 136 (Delaware State Route 299, Odessa, Middletown) in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|DE Route 1 southbound in Odessa]]The Delaware Route 1 toll road is the most significant highway passing through Odessa. Its route follows the western edge of town, with an interchange with DE 299 that serves Odessa and neighboring Middletown.{{Delaware road map|year=2008}} U.S. Route 13 passes through the heart of Odessa along Dupont Parkway, which follows 5th Street northbound and 6th Street southbound. Delaware Route 299 is the main east-west route in Odessa, passing through the town along Main Street. DART First State provides bus service to Odessa at a park and ride lot west of the town near the interchange between DE 1 and DE 299. The park and ride lot serves the Route 43 and Route 63 buses to Middletown, the Route 301 bus to Wilmington and Dover, and the seasonal Route 305 "Beach Connection bus to Lewes and Rehoboth Beach.WEB,weblink Routes and Schedules, DART First State, August 16, 2013,

Utilities

Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity to Odessa.WEB,weblink Service Territory, Delmarva Power, August 15, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140525061222weblink">weblink May 25, 2014, dead, Chesapeake Utilities provides natural gas to the town.WEB, Delmarva Service Territory, Chesapeake Utilities,weblink August 14, 2017, Trash and recycling collection is provided by the town.WEB, Yard Waste Disposal, Town of Odessa, Delaware,weblink June 30, 2018,

Education

Odessa is within the Appoquinimink School District.WEB,weblink 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE, U.S. Census Bureau, June 18, 2021, Odessa High School is nearby.MOT Charter School is an area charter school.WEB,weblink PHOTOS: Back to school in M.O.T. area, Middletown Transcript, September 1, 2016, July 5, 2021, Most schools in the Middletown-Odessa-Townsend area[...] while M.O.T. Charter School students [...],

Demographics

{{US Census population|1850= 501|1860= 686|1870= 695|1880= 675|1890= 640|1900= 575|1910= 585|1920= 435|1930= 385|1940= 391|1950= 467|1960= 526|1970= 547|1980= 384|1990= 303|2000= 286|2010= 364|2020= 366PUBLISHER=CENSUS.GOV, June 4, 2016, }}At the 2000 census there were 286 people, 119 households, and 84 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|652.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 127 housing units at an average density of {{convert|289.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.06% White, 5.24% African American, 0.35% Pacific Islander, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05%.WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, January 31, 2008, U.S. Census website, Of the 119 households 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 22.7% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.80.The age distribution was 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.The median household income was $53,269 and the median family income was $55,938. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $33,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,662. None of the families and 3.2% of the population were living below the poverty line.

See also

• Odessa Historic District

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Odessa, Delaware}}

• Town of Odessa, official website
• JOURNAL, Albert, Parry, Spring 1944, US towns named Odessa, Russian Review, 3, 2, 36–40,weblink 10.2307/125407, 125407

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