Odessa, Minnesota

About Odessa

Odessa is a tiny community in western Minnesota counting 103 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Odessa is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.96 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 107 residents per square mile.

📰 Odessa News Today

• Keven Boogaard Obituary May 25, 2026 Mundwiler & Larson Funeral Homes · May 25
• Remembering the life of Odessa Simmons Star Tribune · Mar 26
• Right Reverend Craig Anderson Obituary Jan 17, 2026 Miller Funeral Home · Jan 17
• Betty Teske Obituary Jun 2, 2026 Mundwiler & Larson Funeral Homes · Jun 2
• Catherine "Cathy" Teske Obituary Dec 19, 2025 Mundwiler & Larson Funeral Homes · Dec 19

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What Makes Odessa Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Odessa — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Odessa

• Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Klages Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kurfin WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lindquist Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Odessa City Park reviews ★
• Otrey Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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