Edwardsville, Kansas

Edwardsville, Kansas
—  City  —
Location of Edwardsville, Kansas
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Kansas
County Wyandotte
Area
 • Total 9.2 sq mi (23.9 km2)
 • Land 9.0 sq mi (23.3 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation 781 ft (238 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,146
 • Density 461.1/sq mi (178.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 66111, 66113
Area code(s) 913
FIPS code 20-20000[1]
GNIS feature ID 0478886[2]

Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States and is part of the "Unified Government" which also contains Kansas City, Kansas, most of Bonner Springs, and roughly half of Lake Quivira. The city is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri. The population was 4,146 at the 2000 census.

The city is within close proximity to the Kansas Speedway which hosts a number of races every year including NASCAR and IndyCar series races.

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Geography

Edwardsville is located at (39.063428, -94.814347).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles (24 km2), of which, 9.0 square miles (23 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (2.71%) is water.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1990 3,979
2000 4,146 4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,146 people, 1,568 households, and 1,091 families residing in the city. The population density was 461.1 people per square mile (178.1/km2). There were 1,651 housing units at an average density of 183.6 per square mile (70.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.33% White, 4.94% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.76% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.78% of the population.

There were 1,568 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,875, and the median income for a family was $48,225. Males had a median income of $37,806 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,887. About 7.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

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