Edwardsville, Kansas facts for kids
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Edwardsville, Kansas
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Entrance sign in Edwardsville
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Location within Wyandotte County and Kansas
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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)
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• Total | 4,340 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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4,495 |
• Density | 497.34/sq mi (192.03/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes |
66111, 66113
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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). 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 | |||
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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
- Junius George Groves (1859-1925), businessman and farmer, lived in Edwardsville.
See also
In Spanish: Edwardsville (Kansas) para niños