Odon ( ) is a town in Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,397 at the 2020 census.
History
Odon was originally called Clarksburg, and under the latter name was laid out in 1846 by John Hastings. In 1880 the name was changed to Odon. Odon was incorporated in 1885.
Geography
According to the 2020 census, Odon has a total area of , of which (or 99.04%) is land and (or 0.96%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Odon had a population of 1,397. The median age was 44.2 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 609 households in Odon, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.9% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,354 people, 603 households, and 347 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 686 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.3% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
There were 603 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.5% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age in the town was 45.1 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.
2000 census
As of the census
Notable people
- Joe Dawson (racing driver) - winner of second Indianapolis 500
- Frank Douglas Garrett (born 1944) - university dean, speaker, author and basketball player
- Herb Henderson - football player, coach, and official.
- John Poindexter - National Security Advisor in 1985 and director of DARPA for much of 2003.