Edgeley, North Dakota

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Edgeley, North Dakota
Location of Edgeley, North Dakota
Location of Edgeley, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°21′34″N 98°42′44″W / 46.35944, -98.71222
Country United States
State North Dakota
County LaMoure
Area
 - Total 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
 - Land 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,565 ft (477 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 637
 - Density 870.1/sq mi (335.9/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 58433
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-22140[1]
GNIS feature ID 1033639[2]
Website: http://www.edgeley.com/

Edgeley is a city in LaMoure County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 637 at the 2000 census. Edgeley was founded in 1886 by Richard Sykes, a landowner from England who named it after Edgeley, Cheshire where he was born.

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[edit] Geography

Edgeley is located at 46°21′34″N, 98°42′44″W (46.359415, -98.712201)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 637 people, 293 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The population density was 870.1 people per square mile (336.9/km²). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 458.9/sq mi (177.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.37% White, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 293 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 43.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,000, and the median income for a family was $37,375. Males had a median income of $30,735 versus $17,115 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,570. About 1.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

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