Editing Odessa, Florida

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'''Odessa''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Pasco County, Florida]], United States. The population was 3,173 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]] and more than doubled to 7,267 in [[2010 United States Census|2010]].<ref>[http://censusviewer.com/city/FL/Odessa Odessa] Census Viewer</ref> Northwest of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Odessa had been an area of open spaces, ranching, and horse properties. More recently it has seen many suburban property developments as Tampa's population expands.

== History ==
The Odessa area was first settled in the middle 1800s by the W.M. Mobley Family who migrated from Savannah, Georgia. Odessa was named in the 1880s by [[Peter Demens]],<ref>[http://www.fivay.org/odessa.html History of Odessa, Florida (Fivay.org)] {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/902618205 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/879074807 cite #4 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> a Russian immigrant who developed the community through the [[Orange Belt Railway]].<ref>[http://www.fivay.org/railroads.html History of Railroads in Pasco County Florida (Fivay.org)] {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/902618205 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/879074807 cite #5 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>   Later, the railroad came through, running parallel with S.R. 54.<ref>[http://www.fivay.org/railroads.html History of Railroads in Pasco County Florida (Fivay.org)]</ref> Demens also founded [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] and named both communities after places he used to go to in Russia (St. Petersburg) and Ukraine (Odesa).

There was once a large [[sawmill]] in the area providing employment. This sawmill replaced some smaller ones and was burned in a fire in 1922.<ref name="fivay.org">[http://www.fivay.org/odessa.html History of Odessa, Florida (Fivay.org)]</ref>

The area is rapidly being developed as [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] expands.
[[File:Wildflowers on a Rural path (Unsplash).jpg|thumb|Rural path in Odessa, Florida. The morning dew lifting in Odessa, a typical country scene to be enjoyed in this "Old Florida" community.]]
Odessa was home to [[Tampa Bay Executive Airport]] until 2004.<ref>[https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/FL/Airfields_FL_TampaN.htm#tampabayexec Tampa Bay Executive Airport (Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)]</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:PascoOdessa.PNG|thumb|400px|Location within county from https://www.census.gov]]

Odessa is located at {{Coord|28|11|0|N|82|34|6|W|type:city}} (28.183446, -82.568456).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Census Designated Place lies entirely in Pasco County, Florida, and has a total area of {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}} of which {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (6.04%) is water.

The USPS mailing area that uses the city of Odessa stretches into [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]] and overlaps parts of [[Keystone, Florida|Keystone]], a separate CDP located entirely in Hillsborough County. This apparent overlap is due to USPS ZIP code designation only; the two CDPs do not actually overlap - no part of Odessa is truly in Hillsborough County.<ref name="GR1" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 8080
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,173 people, 1,181 households, and 896 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|598.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of {{convert|240.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.57% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.72% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.91% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.81% of the population.

There were 1,181 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.
[[File:Florida orange grove.JPG|thumb|Orange Groves in Odessa, Florida have long been a familiar landscape of this rural community.]]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,864, and the median income for a family was $55,461. Males had a median income of $38,992 versus $26,818 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,548. About 3.7% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Jay Feely]]
*[[Chris Jericho]]
*[[Carl Nicks (American football)|Carl Nicks]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebritydetective.com/Celebrity_Homes_Carl-Nicks-house-Odessa-FL.html|title=Carl Nicks house Odessa, FL pictures and rare facts}}</ref>
*[[Nate Pearson]]
*[[Vinny Testaverde]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/home-of-former-bucs-qb-vinny-testaverde-hits-market-for-nearly-5-million/2326225/|title=Home of former Bucs' QB Vinny Testaverde hits market for nearly $5 million}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.welcometotrinity.com/ Trinity and Odessa Florida Information]
*[http://www.fivay.org/odessa.html History of Odessa]
*{{cite journal
| first =Albert
| last =Parry
|date=Spring 1944 
| title =US towns named Odessa
| journal =Russian Review
| volume =3
| issue =2
| pages =36–40
| doi = 10.2307/125407
| jstor =125407
| url =http://www.2odessa.com/wiki/index.php?title=US_towns_named_Odessa
}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Pasco County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]