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Edwardsville, Kansas
Entrance sign in Edwardsville
Entrance sign in Edwardsville
Location within Wyandotte County and Kansas
Location within Wyandotte County and Kansas
Country United States
State Kansas
County Wyandotte
Platted 1869
Incorporated 1915
Area
 • Total 9.35 sq mi (24.23 km2)
 • Land 9.04 sq mi (23.41 km2)
 • Water 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 4,340
 • Estimate 
(2019)
4,495
 • Density 497.34/sq mi (192.03/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
66111, 66113
Area code 913
FIPS code 20-20000
GNIS ID 478886

Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,340.

History

Edwardsville was surveyed in 1869 on land formerly belonging to Half Moon, an Indian chief of the Delawares. It was named for John H. Edwards, a general passenger agent for the Union Pacific Railroad, who later served as a justice of the peace and state senator from Ellis County, Kansas.

Geography

Edwardsville is located at 39°03′48″N 94°48′52″W / 39.063428°N 94.814347°W / 39.063428; -94.814347 (39.063428, -94.814347). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.36 square miles (24.24 km2), of which, 9.04 square miles (23.41 km2) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 106
1920 203
1930 228 12.3%
1940 243 6.6%
1950 274 12.8%
1960 513 87.2%
1970 619 20.7%
1980 3,364 443.5%
1990 3,979 18.3%
2000 4,146 4.2%
2010 4,340 4.7%
2019 (est.) 4,495 3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
2013 Estimate

Edwardsville is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and is part of a unified local government, which also contains Kansas City, Kansas, a portion of Bonner Springs, and roughly one quarter of Lake Quivira. .

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 4,340 people, 1,632 households, and 1,107 families residing in the city. The population density was 480.1 inhabitants per square mile (185.4/km2). There were 1,716 housing units at an average density of 189.8 per square mile (73.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.6% White, 6.0% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.8% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3% of the population.

There were 1,632 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

Education

The community is served by Bonner Springs–Edwardsville USD 204 public school district.

Notable people

See also

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