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Odin, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°33′58″N 98°36′31″W / 38.56611°N 98.60861°W / 38.56611; -98.60861
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Odin, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Odin is located in Kansas
Odin
Odin
Odin is located in the United States
Odin
Odin
Coordinates: 38°33′58″N 98°36′31″W / 38.56611°N 98.60861°W / 38.56611; -98.60861
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBarton
Area
 • Total4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Land4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,841 ft (561 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total101
 • Density25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-57125
GNIS ID475528[1]

Odin is an unincorporated community in Barton County, Kansas, United States. The population was 101 at the 2010 census.[2]

History

Odin had a post office from 1877 until 1906. The post office was re-established in 1950, and finally closed again in 1995.[3]

Geography

Odin is located at 38°33′58″N 98°36′31″W / 38.56611°N 98.60861°W / 38.56611; -98.60861 (38.56612, -98.60869).[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.18%, is water.[4]

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Odin as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education

Odin is served by Central Plains USD 112 school district.[5]

Odin schools were closed in 1974 through school unification. The Odin High School mascot was Odin Tigers.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Odin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Odin CDP, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Odin CDP, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Central Plains USD 112". USD 112. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Western Kansas Basketball Results", Great Bend Tribune, 13 December 1967, p.5.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Barton County, Kansas
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