Edwardsville, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Edwardsville, Kansas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Edwardsville, Kansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Wyandotte
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area_total_km2 = 23.9
area_land_km2 = 23.3
area_water_km2 = 0.7
area_total_sq_mi = 9.2
area_land_sq_mi = 9.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4146
population_density_km2 = 178.0
population_density_sq_mi = 461.1

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 238
elevation_ft = 781
latd = 39 |latm = 3 |lats = 48 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 48 |longs = 52 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 66111, 66113
area_code = 913
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blank_info = 20-20000GR|2
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blank1_info = 0478886GR|3
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Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States and is part of the "Unified Government" which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, and Edwardsville. The city is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri. The population was 4,146 at the 2000 census.

The city is within close proximity the Kansas Speedway which hosts a number of races every year including Nascar and Indy series racers.

The city has recently passed a resolution to have an Amtrak station along the proposed Heartland Flyer extended route. This route would extend from Oklahoma City to Kansas City Missouri. Edwardsville would be the first stop west of Kansas City Missouri.

Geography

Edwardsville is located at coor dms|39|3|48|N|94|48|52|W|city (39.063428, -94.814347)GR|1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.9 km²), of which, 9.0 square miles (23.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (2.71%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,146 people, 1,568 households, and 1,091 families residing in the city. The population density was 461.1 people per square mile (178.1/km²). There were 1,651 housing units at an average density of 183.6/sq mi (70.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.33% White, 4.94% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.76% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.78% of the population.

There were 1,568 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,875, and the median income for a family was $48,225. Males had a median income of $37,806 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,887. About 7.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

ee also

*List of Wyandotte County parks and parkways

External links

* [http://www.edwardsvilleks.org/ City of Edwardsville]