Odin, Kansas

Odin, Kansas
Census-designated place

KDOT map of Barton County (legend)
Odin
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°33′58″N 98°36′31″W / 38.56611°N 98.60861°W / 38.56611; -98.60861Coordinates: 38°33′58″N 98°36′31″W / 38.56611°N 98.60861°W / 38.56611; -98.60861
Country United States
State Kansas
County Barton
Area
 • Total 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Land 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,841 ft (561 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 101
 • Density 25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 20-57125
GNIS ID 475528[1]

Odin is a census-designated place (CDP) 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]

Education

Odin is a part of USD 112 Central Plains.[5]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Odin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Odin CDP, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. 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". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. 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.
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