- Edgewood, Washington
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Edgewood, Washington
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location of Edgewood, Washington
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Washington
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Piercegovernment_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 22.1
area_land_km2 = 22.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 8.5
area_land_sq_mi = 8.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 9089
population_density_km2 = 412.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1067.6timezone = Pacific (PST)
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 108
elevation_ft = 354
latd = 47 |latm = 13 |lats = 55 |latNS = N
longd = 122 |longm = 17 |longs = 9 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code s
postal_code = 98371, 98372, 98390
area_code = 253
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 53-20645GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1512179GR|3
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footnotes =Edgewood is a city in Pierce County,
Washington ,United States . The population was 9,089 at the 2000 census and according to the Washington State Office of Financial Management had a 2008 population estimate of 9,595.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Edgewood ranks 94th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
History
Edgewood was officially incorporated on
February 28 ,1996 .Geography
Edgewood is located at coor dms|47|13|55|N|122|17|9|W|city (47.231922, -122.285800)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.5square mile s (22.1km² ), of which, 8.5 square miles (22.0 km²) of it is land and 0.12% is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 9,089 people, 3,421 households, and 2,637 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,067.6 people per square mile (412.4/km²). There were 3,562 housing units at an average density of 418.4/sq mi (161.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.75% White, 0.62% African American, 0.91% Native American, 2.24% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.There were 3,421 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $56,658, and the median income for a family was $74,518. Males had a median income of $49,808 versus $33,750 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $24,797. About 3.5% of families and 4.2% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.chools
Edgewood children attend the Puyallup Schools, the Fife Schools, or theSumner Schools depending where they live.
References
External links
* [http://www.ci.edgewood.wa.us/ City of Edgewood]
* [http://www.edgewoodfire.org/ Pierce County Fire District 8]* [http://www.fifeschools.com/ Fife Public Schools]
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