Odell, Oregon
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Odell is an unincorporated
Unincorporated area
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 community in Hood River County
Hood River County, Oregon
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 7,248 households, and 5,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 7,818 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...

, Oregon
Oregon
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, United States
United States
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. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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 has defined Odell as a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. Odell was named for an early pioneer, William Odell, a native of Tennessee
Tennessee
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 by way of California
California
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, who settled in the area in 1861. The population was 1,849 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,849 people, 573 households, and 468 families residing in this unincorporated community. The population density
Population density
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 was 923.2 people per square mile (357.0/km²). There were 594 housing units at an average density of 296.6 per square mile (114.7/km²). The racial makeup of this unincorporated community is 66.47% White, 0.49% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.87% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 29.58% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.02% of the population.

There were 573 households out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.51.

In this unincorporated community the population is spread out with 33.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in this unincorporated community is $36,991, and the median income for a family was $37,065. Males had a median income of $30,300 versus $16,983 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for this unincorporated community is $18,023. About 11.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Baseball player and evangelist Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday
William Ashley "Billy" Sunday was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century.Born into poverty in Iowa, Sunday spent some...

owned a fruit orchard in the Odell area.
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