Profile for Odessa, Delaware, DE

Odessa is on the Delaware River.

Historic sites and museums: Historic Houses of Odessa (four homes owned by the Winterthur Museum)

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Odessa

Cemeteries (7)

Communities (6)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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• Odessa population
• Ancestry of people in Odessa
• Housing in Odessa
• Income in Odessa
• Marital status of adults in Odessa
• Place of birth of people in Odessa
• Residence in 1995, of people in Odessa
• School enrollment & education levels in Odessa
• Transportation & commute times in Odessa
• New Castle County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Delaware
• State data - Delaware
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Odessa demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the New Castle County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Wilmington-Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 19730 ZIP code.

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• New Castle County government
• New Castle County Chamber of Commerce

18% of Odessa residents report German ancestry, and 23% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Odessa ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Odessa
• Cemeteries in New Castle County
• Libraries in or near Odessa

Post a query on a message board:

• New Castle County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - DE data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Odessa museums
• Odessa historic sites
• Odessa area parks

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• Odessa area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in New Castle County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Delaware cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Odessa
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in New Castle County

• Odessa business guide
• New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Delaware
• Local ordinances in Delaware (Partial selection)

• Crime in New Castle County
• Arrests in New Castle County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Delaware
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Odessa was $27,662, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• New Castle County economic census
• New Castle County economic summary
• New Castle County employment growth
• New Castle County unemployment rate
• Delaware economic data

33% of Odessa residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Odessa
• Colleges in Delaware
• Learning Disabilities Association in Delaware
• Schools in or near Odessa
• School districts in or near Odessa
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Delaware high schools

• Movies playing in or near Odessa

• Air pollution in New Castle County
• Diesel soot in New Castle County
• Land contamination in New Castle County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Delaware
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in New Castle County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Delaware

• ePodunk festival listings
• Delaware county fairs
• Delaware festivals (Delaware tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Odessa

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Odessa
• Geocaches in Delaware

• New Castle County government
• Delaware state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Odessa medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Odessa include Odessa Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Odessa
• Historic sites in Delaware
• Museums in or near Odessa
• Museums in Delaware
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in New Castle County genealogy forum

Median rent in Odessa, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $475.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $982.

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• Jobs in the Odessa area
• Job services in Delaware
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Libraries in Odessa include Corbit Calloway Memorial Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Odessa

• Delaware library

• Census map of Odessa area
• Historic maps of DE cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Delaware
• Topographic map of Odessa

• Daily newspapers in or near Odessa
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• Search recent news archives in Delaware

• Military bases in Delaware
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• Search obituaries in Delaware
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• Chambers of commerce in Delaware
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Delaware
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Odessa
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Odessa

• Parks near Odessa
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• Aerial photo of Odessa
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New Castle County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Odessa political report.

• Delaware Democratic party
• Delaware Republican party
• Delaware elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Odessa
• Total membership by faith, in New Castle County

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The average commute time for Odessa workers is 38 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Odessa travel guide
• Airports near Odessa
• Hotels near Odessa
• Delaware tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Delaware coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

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• Birding spots in Delaware
• Wildlife refuges in Delaware

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