Edgewood is a

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(CDP) in

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. Its population is 72 as of the 2020 census, up from 43 from the 2010 census. Edgewood is located three miles north of the town of

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Geography

Edgewood is located at (41.461691, -122.427091). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which 99.54% is land and 0.46% is water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Edgewood had a population of 43. The population density was . The racial makeup was 41 (95.3%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 1 (2.3%) from

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, and 1 (2.3%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 2 persons (4.7%). The census reported that 43 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 18 households, of which 5 (27.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 15 (83.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 0 (0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 0 (0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3 households (16.7%) were made up of individuals, and 2 (11.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 15

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(83.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.67. 9 people (20.9%) were under the age of 18, 1 people (2.3%) aged 18 to 24, 5 people (11.6%) aged 25 to 44, 22 people (51.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 6 people (14.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males. There were 19 housing units at an average density of 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km), of which 16 (88.9%) were owner-occupied, and 2 (11.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 37 people (86.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6 people (14.0%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000

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. of 2000, there were 67 people, 25 households and 19 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 25 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 88.06%

, 4.48%

, 1.49% Native American, 1.49%

, and 4.48% from two or more races.

of any race were 7.46% of the population. There were 25 households, of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were

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living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05. 28.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males. The

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was $50,750 and the median family income was $50,500. Males had a median income of $38,750 and females $35,000. The

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was $32,172. There were 11.1% of families and 10.9% of the population living below the

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, including 6.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

Butteville Elementary School is located within Edgewood. The school provides education for pre-K to the 8th grade. Enrollment includes children from Lake Shastina and Weed, and totaled 210 students in fall 2012.

Weed High School Weed High School is a secondary school located in Weed, California and is part of the Siskiyou Union High School District. For the 2006–07 school year, the school had student enrollment of 196, an Academic Performance Index (API) of 727 which i ...

and

College of the Siskiyous College of the Siskiyous (COS) is a public community college with campuses in Weed and Yreka in Siskiyou County in Northern California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System, serving as the northernmost college in the state of ...

are a short distance away.

Transportation

Weed Airport, at exit 753 just off

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, is located on the northern end of the Edgewood area.

Politics

In the state legislature Edgewood is in , and . Federally, Edgewood is in .

References

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