Edwardsville is a

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Luzerne County Luzerne County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeaste ...

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, United States. The population was 4,918 at the 2020 census.

History

Edwardsville was first settled in 1768 by settlers from

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. It was later incorporated as a borough in 1884.

Geography

Edwardsville is located at (41.266081, -75.908457). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.95%, is water. The

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makes up the borough's southern border.

Transportation

U.S. Route 11 is the only major highway running through Edwardsville.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,984 people, 2,345 households, and 1,280 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 2,587 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 95.43%

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, 2.57%

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, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 2,345 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were

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living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.81. In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 78.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $20,000, and the median income for a family was $26,908. Males had a median income of $25,733 versus $21,657 for females. The

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for the borough was $13,464. About 26.9% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the

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, including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 28.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Wyoming Valley West School District.
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* {{authority control Populated places established in 1768 Boroughs in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1768 establishments in Pennsylvania 1884 establishments in Pennsylvania