North Edwards, California

North Edwards
—  census-designated place  —
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Coordinates: 35°01′00″N 117°49′58″W / 35.0166667°N 117.83278°W / 35.0166667; -117.83278Coordinates: 35°01′00″N 117°49′58″W / 35.0166667°N 117.83278°W / 35.0166667; -117.83278
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Government
– N/A
– Senate	Roy Ashburn (R)
– Assembly	Bill Maze (R)
– U. S. Congress	Kevin McCarthy (R)
Area[1]
– Total	12.746 sq mi (33.012 km2)
– Land	12.746 sq mi (33.012 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[2]	2,293 ft (699 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	1,058
– Density	83/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	93523
Area code(s)	760
FIPS code	06-51812
GNIS feature ID	1661115

North Edwards (formerly, Edgemont Acres and North Muroc)^[2] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. North Edwards is located 7.25 miles (12 km) south-southeast of Castle Butte and north of Edwards Air Force Base,^[3] at an elevation of 2293 feet (699 m).^[2] The population was 1,058 at the 2010 census, down from 1,227 at the 2000 census.

Geography

North Edwards is located at 35°01′00″N 117°49′58″W / 35.0166667°N 117.83278°W / 35.0166667; -117.83278.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.7 square miles (33 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[4] reported that North Edwards had a population of 1,058. The population density was 83.0 people per square mile (32.0/km²). The racial makeup of North Edwards was 847 (80.1%) White, 43 (4.1%) African American, 26 (2.5%) Native American, 20 (1.9%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 60 (5.7%) from other races, and 61 (5.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 179 persons (16.9%).

The Census reported that 1,058 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 417 households, out of which 132 (31.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 212 (50.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 40 (9.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 20 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (5.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 121 households (29.0%) were made up of individuals and 43 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 272 families (65.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.16.

The population was spread out with 283 people (26.7%) under the age of 18, 67 people (6.3%) aged 18 to 24, 226 people (21.4%) aged 25 to 44, 323 people (30.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 159 people (15.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

There were 557 housing units at an average density of 43.7 per square mile (16.9/km²), of which 280 (67.1%) were owner-occupied, and 137 (32.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 8.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 20.3%. 701 people (66.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 357 people (33.7%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 472 households, and 336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 96.0 people per square mile (37.0/km²). There were 593 housing units at an average density of 46.4 per square mile (17.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.98% White, 1.96% Black or African American, 2.69% Native American, 2.12% Asian, 0.65% Pacific Islander, 2.77% from other races, and 3.83% from two or more races. 7.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 472 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,547, and the median income for a family was $44,125. Males had a median income of $43,828 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,103. About 13.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Town Culture

North Edwards is home to one market, one restaurant, and five churches. For mostly reasons of economic viability, several prior establishments have been closed over the years, including a bar (The Red Barn), pizza parlor (Chuck's Pizza), hardware store (Hillman's True Value), movie rental, bowling alley (due to arson), and the local elementary school (Richard B. Lynch). Today, the town serves mainly as a bedroom community for those wishing to live near either Edwards Air Force Base or the U.S. Borax mine in Boron. Per capita, North Edwards is populated by a significantly large number of Mormons.

References

1. ^ U.S. Census
2. ^ ^{a b c d} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Edwards, California
3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1081. ISBN 9781884995149. 
4. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.
5. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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