Edgeley is a city in

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, United States. The population was 585 at the 2020 census.

History

Edgeley was founded in 1886 by Richard Sykes, a landowner from England who named it after

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, where he was born.

Geography

Edgeley is located at (46.359415, -98.712201). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Edgeley offers modern recreational facilities, an excellent school system and a full service business district. Edgeley Public School educates preschool thru 12th grade students. It enrolls between 200 and 300 kids yearly.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 563 people, 262 households, and 161 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 313 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.5%

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, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 262 households, of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age in the city was 51.3 years. 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 32.8% were from 45 to 64; and 28.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 637 people, 293 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 336 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.37%

, and 0.63% from two or more races.

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

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

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for the city was $21,570. About 1.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the

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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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, served in the

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in 1873, lived and died in Edgeley. *

Tim Mathern Timothy Mathern (born April 19, 1950) is an American politician and North Dakota Senate, state senator in North Dakota. He also unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Dakota in 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2008. Early life and educ ...

, served in the

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since 1987, grew up in Edgeley * Glenn Truesdell, served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

1959–1960, was born in Edgeley. *Science fiction artist

John Berkey John Berkey (August 13, 1932 – April 29, 2008) was an American artist known for his space and science fiction themed works. Some of Berkey's best-known work includes much of the original poster art for the ''Star Wars'' trilogy, the poster for ...

was born in Edgeley in 1932.

Climate

This

climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorolog ...

region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Edgeley has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Edgeley, North Dakota
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References

External links

My town, my people, 1887-1962
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Digital Horizons websiteEdgeley, North Dakota : community fact survey (1964)
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Digital Horizons websiteOfficial website
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