Edgewood is a town in Anderson Township, Madison County,

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, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,053 at the 2020 census.

History

Edgewood was founded in 1916 by

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as a suburb for automotive workers.

Geography

Edgewood is located in central Madison County. It is bordered to the north, east, and south by the city of Anderson, the

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, while to the west it is bordered by Jackson Township. The town of River Forest touches Edgewood at its northeast corner.

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(Nichol Avenue) crosses Edgewood, leading east to the center of Anderson and west-southwest to Noblesville. According to the

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, Edgewood has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,913 people, 854 households, and 566 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 912 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.9%

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, 4.5%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 854 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 55.4% were

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living together; 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present; 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present; and 33.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age in the town was 47.4 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.8% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,988 people, 875 households, and 620 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 898 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.57%

, 3.37%

, 0.05% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population. There were 875 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them;63.1% were

living together; 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present;CEand 29.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,857, and the median income for a family was $74,508. Males had a median income of $49,808 versus $31,739 for females. The

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for the town was $30,383. About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Anderson Community School Corporation.
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/ref> The district's comprehensive high school is Anderson High School.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Madison County, Indiana Towns in Indiana