Edgemoor is a

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in New Castle County,

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, United States. The population was 5,677 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Edgemoor is located at (39.7501139, -75.4996414). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.55% is water.

History

Edgemoor was originally developed as a village by the Edgemoor Iron Company in 1871.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,992 people, 2,507 households, and 1,566 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,851 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.27%

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, 33.58%

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, 0.20% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.98% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 2.72% of the population. There were 2,507 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were

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living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,931, and the median income for a family was $45,903. Males had a median income of $36,957 versus $29,675 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,081. About 13.4% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the

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, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Edgemoor is in the Brandywine School District. Zoned schools are as follows: * Most of the CDP is zoned to Mount Pleasant Elementary School, while some parts are zoned to Harlan Elementary. * All of the CDP is zoned to P. S. DuPont Middle School, * Most of the CDP is zoned to Mount Pleasant High School, while some parts are zoned to Brandywine High School. - Compare to the town map.

References

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* {{authority control Census-designated places in New Castle County, Delaware Census-designated places in Delaware Delaware populated places on the Delaware River