Edgewood is a

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in Effingham County,

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. The population was 398 at the 2020 Census. Edgewood is part of the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Edgewood was founded in the 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was named from its location near the edge of a forest. A post office has been in operation at Edgewood since 1858.

Geography

Edgewood is located on the southern edge of Effingham County at (38.923302, -88.662433). The village's southern border follows the

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line.

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passes through the village, leading northeast to Mason and southwest to Farina.

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crosses the northwest corner of the village, with access from Exit 145 (Iowa Street); I-57 leads northeast to Effingham and southwest to Salem. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Edgewood has a total area of , of which (or 98.93%) is land and (or 1.07%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 398 people, 198 households, and 152 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 205 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.71%

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, 0.75%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.01% from other races, and 4.77% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population. There were 198 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.61% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.23% were non-families. 17.17% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.07% 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 2.37. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $44,000, and the median income for a family was $53,056. Males had a median income of $36,029 versus $22,813 for females. The

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for the village was $20,469. About 3.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the

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, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Franklin P. Buyer, member of the

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(1933–1939), born in Edgewood

References

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