Edgewater is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is northeast from the

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suburb of Pleasant Grove. Its population was 883 at the 2010 census. This area was damaged by tornadoes on April 15, 1956 and April 8, 1998. The 1998 tornado was rated F5 on the

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History

Edgwater was originally built as a company town by

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Geography

Edgewater is located at (33.523106, -86.956525). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.67%) is water.

Demographics

Edgewater was initially listed on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. It did not appear again until 2000 when it was designated a CDP (Census Designated Place).

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 746 people, 253 households, and 214 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 730 people, 295 households, and 192 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 323 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 37.95%

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, 61.10%

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, 0.14% from

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, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were

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of any race. There were 295 households, out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.12. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,322, and the median income for a family was $47,240. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $20,962 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,240. About 2.5% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the

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, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Sam Frazier Jr., blues singer, songwriter, guitar and harmonica player *

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, Negro league baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

References

External links

History of Edgewater, Alabama
* {{Authority control Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama Census-designated places in Alabama Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Alabama Historic American Engineering Record in Alabama Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Company towns in Kentucky