Editing Edgewater, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Edgewater, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson County]] and the state of [[Alabama]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]]
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|area_total_km2           = 3.07
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.18
|area_land_km2            = 3.00
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.16
|area_water_km2           = 0.06
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|elevation_ft             = 531
|elevation_m              = 162
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 746
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|population_density_km2   = 248.29
|population_density_sq_mi = 643.10
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{Coord|33|31|23|N|86|57|23|W|region:US-AL|display=inline, title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35224<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/35224|title=Edgewater AL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                       = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205 and 659]]
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|blank_info               = 01-23032
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|blank1_info              = 0117862
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'''Edgewater''' is a census-designated place in [[Jefferson County, Alabama]], United States. It is northeast from the [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] suburb of [[Pleasant Grove, Alabama|Pleasant Grove]]. Its population was 883 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="GR8">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> This area was damaged by tornadoes on [[April 1956 Birmingham tornado|April 15, 1956]] and April 8, 1998. The [[April 6–9, 1998 tornado outbreak|1998 tornado]] was rated F5 on the [[Fujita scale]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tornadoproject.com/past/othralts.htm |title=Other Birmingham Area Tornadoes |access-date=May 30, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603234750/http://www.tornadoproject.com/past/othralts.htm#top |archive-date=June 3, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/significant_events/1998/04_08/index.php |title=NOAA's National Weather Service - Birmingham, Alabama |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510130400/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/significant_events/1998/04_08/index.php |archive-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>

==History==
Edgewater was originally built as a [[company town]] by [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]].

==Geography==
Edgewater is located at {{coord|33|31|23|N|86|57|23|W|type:city}} (33.523106, -86.956525).<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (1.67%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 1984
|2000= 730
|2010= 883
|2020= 746
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}

Edgewater was initially listed on the 1950<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37778831v2p2ch3.pdf |title=General Characteristics : Alabama : List of Tables |website=2.census.gov |access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. It did not appear again until 2000 when it was designated a CDP (Census Designated Place).

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Edgewater racial composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0123032&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 11, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|182
|24.4%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|519
|69.57%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.13%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|3
|0.4%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|21
|2.82%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|20
|2.68%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 746 people, 253 households, and 214 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 730 people, 295 households, and 192 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|622.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 323 housing units at an average density of {{convert|275.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 37.95% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 61.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 295 households, out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,322, and the median income for a family was $47,240. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $20,962 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,240. About 2.5% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Sam Frazier Jr.]], [[blues]] singer, songwriter, guitar and harmonica player<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Maker Revue: Cool John Ferguson with Sam Frazier, Jr.|url=http://dukeperformances.duke.edu/calendar/cool-john-ferguson-sam-frazier-jr|website=Duke Performances|publisher=Duke University|access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Mule Suttles]], [[Negro league baseball]] player and member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mule Suttles Negro League Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/nlb/player.cgi?id=suttle001mul|website=Baseballreference.com|publisher=foxsports.com|access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929172021/http://www.kirkwoodhouse.com/edgewater/edgewater.html History of Edgewater, Alabama]
*{{HAER |survey=AL-77 |id=al1103 |title=Edgewater Community, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL |photos=5 |data=3 |cap=1}}

{{Jefferson County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alabama]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Alabama]]
[[Category:Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]]