Oden is a town in Montgomery County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 180, down from 232 in 2010.

Geography

Oden is located in northwestern Montgomery County at (34.6189884, -93.7768637).

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(Broadway Avenue) is the main road through the town, leading east to Pencil Bluff and west to

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. Mount Ida, the Montgomery

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, is southeast of Oden via AR 88 and

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. According to the

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, Oden has a total area of , of which , or 2.75%, are water. The

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flows past the south side of the town, outside the town limits.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 220 people, 79 households, and 65 families residing in the town. The

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was 99.9/km (258.2/mi²). There were 93 housing units at an average density of 42.2/km (109.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.4%

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, 1.8% Native American, 0.9%

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, 0.5%

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, and 0.5% from two or more races. There were 79 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.7% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.14. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $21,944 versus $17,292 for females. The

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for the town was $12,610. About 7.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the

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, including 16.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.2% of those 65 or over.

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the

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, which includes Ode Maddox Elementary School and

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. The Ouachita River School District was established by the merger of the

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and the

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. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Some nearby

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are zoned to: *

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, which leads to graduation from

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References

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