Editing Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida

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{{Infobox settlement
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| official_name            = City of Edgewater
| name                     = Edgewater, Florida
| native_name_lang         = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| settlement_type          = [[City (Florida)|City]]
| image_skyline            = File:Edgewater FL city hall01.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = Edgewater City Hall as seen in 2010
| image_blank_emblem       = Seal of Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida.png
| nickname                 = "The Hospitality City"
| image_map                = Volusia County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Edgewater Highlighted.svg
| map_caption              = Location in [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]] and the state of [[Florida]]
| coordinates              = {{coord|28|57|50|N|80|54|17|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = {{Nowrap|{{Flag|United States of America|size=23px}}}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|Florida|size=23px}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]]
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (Town of Hawks Park)]]
| established_date         = 1915<ref name=HawHis/>
| established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (City of Edgewater)]]
| established_date1        = 1924<ref name=EdgeHist/>
| founder                  = [[John Milton Hawks]]
| government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–Manager]]
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Diezel DePew
| leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1             = Glenn Irby
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi         = 25.11
| area_land_sq_mi          = 24.71
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.40
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 23097
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 934.76
| timezone1                = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1              = -5
| timezone1_DST            = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -4
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 32132, 32141
| area_code                = [[Area code 386|386]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 12-19825
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2403541
| website                  = [http://www.cityofedgewater.org www.cityofedgewater.org]
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 65.02
| area_land_km2            = 64.00
| area_water_km2           = 1.02
| population_density_km2   = 360.91
}}
'''Edgewater''' is a city in [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]], [[Florida]], United States, situated along the [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River North]], adjacent to the [[Mosquito Lagoon]]. It is a part of the [[Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area]]. As of the 2020 US census, the city had a population of 23,097.

A settlement in the area was established by [[John Milton Hawks]]. It was incorporated in 1915 as the Town of Hawks Park,<ref name=HawHis>{{cite book|title=A List of Municipal Corporations in Florida: Prepared by the Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration|publisher=Florida Historical Records Survey|date=1939|page=26}}</ref> and kept the name Hawks Park until 1924, when the [[Florida Legislature]] renamed it as the City of Edgewater.<ref name=EdgeHist>[http://www.volusia.com/edgewater.php Edgewater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311230010/http://www.volusia.com/edgewater.php |date=2013-03-11 }} Volusia County website</ref>

==Geography==
Edgewater is located at {{Coord|28.963864|-80.904775|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|58.5|km2|disp=flip}}, with {{convert|57.5|km2|disp=flip}} (98.25%) of land, and {{convert|1.0|km2|disp=flip}} (1.65%) of water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Edgewater city, Florida |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 15, 2012 }}</ref> It runs parallel to the [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River]] and is largely influenced by the water, which generates tourism, the main contributor to the city's economy.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1920= 133
|1930= 341
|1940= 477
|1950= 837
|1960= 2051
|1970= 3348
|1980= 6726
|1990= 15337
|2000= 18668
|2010= 20750
|2020= 23097
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Edgewater racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Edgewater city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Edgewater+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Edgewater city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Edgewater+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|18,972
|20,233
|91.43%
|87.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|522
|639
|2.52%
|2.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|53
|72
|0.26%
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|182
|172
|0.88%
|0.74%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|1
|8
|0.00%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|24
|67
|0.12%
|0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/multiracial]] (NH)
|283
|887
|1.36%
|3.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|713
|1,019
|3.44%
|4.41%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20,750'''
|'''23,097'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]],  23,097 people, 10,927 households, and 6,374 families were residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Edgewater city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Edgewater+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 20,750 people, 8,605 households, and 5,612 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Edgewater city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Edgewater+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In 2010, the population density was {{convert|934.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,929 total housing units at an average density of {{convert|447|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2010, there were 8,786 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.79.

In 2010 in the city, the age distribution was 19.2% under 18, 4.7% from 20 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 46.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $47,750, and for a family was $35,852. Males had a median income of $27,453 versus $21,999 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,017. About 6.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

===Elected city officials===
* Diezel DePew, Mayor (term ends 2026)
* Charlotte Gillis, Councilperson, District 1 (term ends 2026)
* Gigi Bennington, Councilperson, District 2 (term ends 2024)
* Debbie Dolbow, Councilperson, District 3 (term ends 2026)
* Eric Rainbird, Councilperson, District 4 (term ends 2027)

==Economy==
Local businesses include those in the construction, boat, garment, and honey industries. Recent studies show a workforce with 10% underemployed. The city is within an hour's drive of seven colleges and universities and an advanced technology center. The education, healthcare, and government sectors are the area's largest employers.

==Notable people==
* [[Adam Lovell]], founder and owner of [[WriteAPrisoner.com]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/ned-barnett/article56294015.html |date=2016-01-23 |title=Prison letters reach beyond the walls|author=Ned Barnett |publisher=The News & Observer}}</ref>
* [[Cindy Lovell]], educator and writer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20191003/mark-lane-mark-twain-was-here----boyhood-signature-found-by-edgewater-twain-expert |date=2019-10-03 |title=Mark Twain was here -- boyhood signature found by Edgewater Twain expert|author=Mark Lane |publisher=Daytona Beach News Journal}}</ref>
* [[Peter Wolf Toth]], sculptor
* [[Tilly van der Zwaard]], Dutch athlete

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Edgewater, Florida}}
* [http://www.cityofedgewater.org/ City of Edgewater official website]

{{Volusia County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Cities in Volusia County, Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1951]]
[[Category:Cities in Florida]]