Odanah, Wisconsin

Odanah, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Odanah on U.S. Route 2 Odanah on U.S. Route 2
Location of Odanah, Wisconsin Location of Odanah, Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Ashland
Town	Sanborn
Area
• Total	0.520 sq mi (1.35 km2)
• Land	0.500 sq mi (1.29 km2)
• Water	0.020 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	13
• Density	25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-59450
GNIS feature ID	1570746

Odanah is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ashland County, Wisconsin, in the town of Sanborn, United States. The population was 13 at the 2010 census.

Odanah is the cultural and administrative center of the Bad River Chippewa Band of the Chippewa.

History

A post office called Odanah has been in operation since 1855. Odanah is a name derived from the Chippewa language meaning "village".

Geography

Odanah is located at (46.602594, -90.682582), along the Bad River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of .52 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, .5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 254 people, 94 households, and 64 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 165.2 people per square mile (63.7/km²). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 67.6/sq mi (26.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.72% White, 92.52% Native American, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 94 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 18.1% were married couples living together, 39.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 64.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,156, and the median income for a family was $24,125. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,950. About 23.9% of families and 29.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

Notable people

• Justus Smith Stearns, prominent businessman in this community.

Images

• Odanah Wisconsin Post Office.jpg

  Post office

• Odanah Wisconsin Sign US2.jpg

  Sign on U.S. 2

• Odanah Wisconsin Looking North.jpg

  Looking north in Odanah

• Odanah Wisconsin Sign Looking West US2.jpg

  Looking west at the sign for Odanah

• Odanah Wisconsin Water Tower.jpg

  Water tower

• St Mary Catholic Church Odanah Wisconsin.jpg

  St. Mary Catholic Church