Editing Odum, Georgia

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[[File:Odum Post Office.jpg|thumb|Post office]]
'''Odum''' is a town in [[Wayne County, Georgia|Wayne County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 463 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Odum as a town in 1907.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQk4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA863|year=1907|publisher=J. Johnston|page=863}}</ref> The community was named after Godfrey Odum, an early settler.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://odumgeorgia.com/briefhistory.shtml |title=Odum, Georgia |website=odumgeorgia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509162353/http://www.odumgeorgia.com/briefhistory.shtml |archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> The first Mayor was Dr. J. T. Colvin. J. A. Odum was an early councilman.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/o.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=164 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

The [[Ritch–Carter–Martin House]] in Odum was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1998.

==Geography==

Odum is located at {{coord|31|39|58|N|82|1|43|W|type:city}} (31.666072, -82.028622).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.9&nbsp;square miles (5.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 258
|1920= 309
|1930= 439
|1940= 469
|1950= 389
|1960= 404
|1970= 379
|1980= 401
|1990= 388
|2000= 414
|2010= 504
|2020= 463
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 414 people, 163 households and 119 families residing in the town. By the 2020 census, its population grew to 463.

==References==
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{{Wayne County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Wayne County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]