Edgewood, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°6′8″N, 85°44′8″W
Town of Edgewood, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Madison
Area
- City	2.1 km²
- Land	2.1 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	1,988
- Density	947.6/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Edgewood is a town in Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,988 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Edgewood is located at 40°6′8″N, 85°44′8″W (40.102341, -85.735440)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,988 people, 875 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The population density was 947.6/km² (2,468.9/mi²). There were 898 housing units at an average density of 428.0/km² (1,115.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.57% White, 3.37% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 875 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $57,857, and the median income for a family was $74,508. Males had a median income of $49,808 versus $31,739 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,383. About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.