Editing Edwardsville, Illinois

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'''Edwardsville''' is a city in [[Madison County, Illinois]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> The population was 26,808 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The city was named in honor of [[Ninian Edwards]], former governor of the Illinois Territory. Edwardsville is a part of [[Southern Illinois]] and the [[Metro East]] region within [[Greater St. Louis]], located {{Convert|18|mi|km|abbr=}} northeast of downtown [[St. Louis]].

[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]], the Edwardsville Arts Center, the ''Edwardsville Journal'', the ''[[Madison County Record]]'', and the ''[[Edwardsville Intelligencer]]'' are based in Edwardsville. [[Edwardsville High School]] and Metro-East Lutheran High School serve students in the area. Edwardsville also serves as the headquarters for [[Prairie Farms Dairy]], one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the United States and ranked in the top 10 of the largest privately held companies in the St. Louis region. The city is part of the Edwardsville School District, which also includes the villages of [[Glen Carbon, Illinois|Glen Carbon]], [[Hamel, Illinois|Hamel]] and [[Moro, Illinois|Moro]], as well as the [[List of Illinois townships|township]] areas around them.

==History==
[[File:Illinois - Edwardsville through Grand Tower - NARA - 23939849 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|View of Edwardsville, 1938]]
Edwardsville was incorporated in 1818. The first European-American settler was Thomas Kirkpatrick, who came in 1805, laid out a community, and served as the Justice of the Peace. He named the community after his friend [[Ninian Edwards]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n114 115]}}</ref> then territorial governor of Illinois. (Illinois did not become a state until 1818.) The [[Edwards Trace]], a key trail in the settlement of [[Central Illinois]], used Edwardsville as a northward launching point.<ref name="ISHS">{{cite web |url= http://www.historyillinois.org/ |title= The Edwards Trace |work= [[Illinois State Historical Society]] |access-date=March 9, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1868 [[The Bank of Edwardsville]] was founded. It was purchased by Champaign, Illinois-based [[Busey Bank]] in 2019.

In 1890, St. Louis industrialist N.O. Nelson chose a tract of land just south of Edwardsville to build plumbing factories. He also built a model workers' cooperative village called [[LeClaire Historic District|Leclaire]]. He offered workers fair wages with reasonable working hours and a share of the profits. He named the village in honor of the French economist [[Edme-Jean Leclaire]]. The village also provided educational and recreational opportunities and made it financially possible for anyone to own a home. Unlike company towns such as Pullman near Chicago, the welfare and quality of life for the workers and their families was a major concern.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Reinhardt | first1 = Cindy | year = 2009 | title = The cooperative village of Leclaire, 1890-1934 | journal = Illinois Heritage | volume = 12 | issue = 4| pages = 11–13 }}</ref>

In 1934, the Village of Leclaire was incorporated into the City of Edwardsville. The area has a lake and park, baseball field, and the Edwardsville Children's Museum in the former Rudolph D. Specht memorial schoolhouse. Several Nelson factory buildings were renovated and adapted for use as the historic N. O. Nelson Campus of [[Lewis and Clark Community College]]. The recognized Historic District has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

Each year on the third Sunday in October, the Friends of Leclaire host the annual Leclaire Parkfest with food, live heritage music, historic displays & tours, artisans, children's activities, a book sale, and more.

In 1983, Edwardsville's historic Saint Louis Street was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Dating back to 1809, this Historic District has a mile-long visual landscape. More than 50 historic homes date from the middle 19th century to early 20th century. The protection and preservation of Saint Louis Street is overseen by the [[Historic Saint Louis Street Association]].

Five Illinois governors came from Edwardsville: namesake Ninian Edwards, who became a territorial governor in 1809 and later served as governor from 1826 to 1830; [[Edward Coles]], elected in 1822 and a strong opponent of [[slavery]]; [[John Reynolds (Illinois politician)|John Reynolds]], governor from 1830 to 1834; [[Thomas Ford (politician)|Thomas Ford]], governor from 1842 to 1846; and [[Charles Deneen]], governor from 1909 to 1913.<ref name=test>[http://www.cityofedwardsville.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B15BE8CDF-3B28-4D2C-8273-849C0954800F%7D Edwardsville web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926005731/http://www.cityofedwardsville.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B15BE8CDF-3B28-4D2C-8273-849C0954800F%7D |date=September 26, 2007 }}, additional text.</ref>

Former president [[Abraham Lincoln]] was in Edwardsville twice, as an attorney in the 1814 courthouse and a speaker outside the 1857 courthouse on September 11, 1858. The present county courthouse, a square, four-story neoclassical structure of white marble that rises to six stories at the back section, was constructed from 1913 to 1915.

A 2010 issue of ''[[Family Circle]]'' magazine named Edwardsville third of their "Top 10 Best Towns for Families".<ref>[http://www.familycircle.com/family-fun/money/10-best-towns-for-families-2010/?page=3 "10 Best Towns for Families: 2010"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121115750/http://www.familycircle.com/family-fun/money/10-best-towns-for-families-2010/?page=3 |date=November 21, 2017 }}, ''[[Family Circle]]'', Retrieved on August 7, 2010.</ref>

Edwardsville was heavily affected by the [[tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021]]. An [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] warehouse collapsed after being hit by an EF3 [[tornado]] and six workers were killed and many others injured.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=WICS/WRSP|date=December 10, 2021|title=Amazon warehouse collapses in Edwardsville, people trapped inside. An organized  massive cleanup for the victims of the tornado outbreak was put into effect.|url=https://newschannel20.com/news/local/amazon-warehouse-collapse-in-edwardsville|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=WICS}}</ref>

==Geography and climate==
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|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Edwardsville have ranged from a low of {{convert|19|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|90|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-27|°F}} was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of {{convert|114|°F}} was recorded in July 2012. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.99|in}} in January to {{convert|4.24|in}} in May.<ref name="weather"/> Climate Zone 4A per the International Energy Conservation Code.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 677
|1870= 2193
|1880= 2887
|1890= 3561
|1900= 4157
|1910= 5014
|1920= 5336
|1930= 6235
|1940= 8008
|1950= 8776
|1960= 9996
|1970= 11070
|1980= 12480
|1990= 14579
|2000= 21491
|2010= 24293
|2020= 26808
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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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 2020, 26,808 people,  8,814 households, and 5,291 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,549.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}. There were 8,331 housing units at an average density of {{convert|600.6|/sqmi|/km2|adj=off}}. The city's racial makeup was 87.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population.
       
There were 10,000 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.99.

The population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The city's median household income was $50,921, and the median family income was $65,555. Males had a median income of $47,045 versus $29,280 for females. The city's [[per capita income]] was $26,510. About 5.0% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Parks and recreation==
* '''MCT Trails:''' [[Madison County Transit]] has developed more than {{convert|125|mi|km|0}} of scenic bikeways that weave throughout the communities of Edwardsville, nearby Glen Carbon and beyond, and connects its MCTTrail system with its public bus system. The trails are mostly asphalt. Maps of the trails, which connect to neighborhoods, schools, business districts, SIUE, parks, and more, are available on kiosks throughout the trail system or online at www.mcttrails.org.
* '''Watershed Nature Center:''' {{convert|46|acre|m2|adj=on}} wildlife preserve. The interpretive center displays native Illinois plants and animals and has education about the environment. Programming for children and adults is available.
* '''SIUE Campus:''' Located on {{convert|2660|acre|km2|0}}, the SIUE campus is one of the largest college campuses in the United States. The property includes rolling hills, acres of forests, and extensive fields.
* '''Edwardsville Parks:''' Plummer Family Park, Winston Brown Sports Complex, Vadalabene Park, Brent Leh Dog Park, Springer Woods, Hoppe Park, Leon Corlew Splash Pad, RP Lumber Center, Leclaire Field, Joe Glik Park, City Park, Edwardsville Township Park, Leclaire Park, Lusk Memorial Park, and Rotary Park.
* '''Arts & Culture:''' Edwardsville Arts Center, Wildey Theater, Edwardsville Children's Museum, Madison County Historical Museum, Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities.
* '''Lakes:''' Leclaire Lake, Dunlap Lake, and Tower Lake.

==Media==

===Print===
* Daily [[newspaper]]: ''The [[Edwardsville Intelligencer]]'' (daily and Saturday only)

===Radio===
* [[WSIE-FM]] 88.7, radio station of [[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]].
* [[WRYT-AM]] 1080, religious programming (Covenant Network—Roman Catholic).
* Edwardsville is also served by most [[St. Louis, Missouri]], radio stations.

===Television===
* ECTV Channel 10, local channel available on Charter Cable in Glen Carbon and Edwardsville.<ref>[https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Putting-ECTV-in-focus-10492708.php Putting ECTV in focus], Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), April 16, 2003</ref>

===Pop culture===
Scenes for the movie ''[[The Lucky Ones (film)|The Lucky Ones]]'', starring [[Tim Robbins]] and [[Rachel McAdams]], were filmed in downtown Edwardsville in June 2007. However, the scene filmed was set in [[Denver, Colorado]], and banners were hung on Edwardsville's Main Street that read, "Welcome to Denver."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theintelligencer.com/local_news/article_59f579d2-748b-546c-82f9-a7cb3a50e530.html | title=Edwardsville's return to silver screen set | newspaper=The Edwardsville Intelligencer | date=August 13, 2008 | access-date=May 15, 2013 | author=Niccum, Ann}}</ref>

Singer-songwriter [[Jackson Browne]] recorded "Cocaine" and "Shaky Town" in Edwardsville's [[Holiday Inn]] Room 124<ref name="Discogs Album Notes">{{cite web|publisher=Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jackson-Browne-Running-On-Empty/release/1106744|title=Discogs entry for Jackson Browne - Running on Empty|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> for his album ''[[Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty]]''. The Holiday Inn at 3080 S. Route 157 was torn down and rebuilt as a [[Comfort Suites]].

A collection of poetry by Nigerian writer [[Kola Tubosun|Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún]], ''Edwardsville by Heart'' (Wisdom's Bottom Press, November 2018), was based on the time the author spent in Edwardsville for three years as a Fulbright Scholar and student.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wisdomsbottom.com/|title=wisdomsbottom|website=wisdomsbottom|language=en|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ktravula.com/2018/08/poetry-collection-edwardsville-by-heart/|title=Poetry Collection: "Edwardsville by Heart"|date=August 11, 2018|work=ktravula - a travelogue!|access-date=November 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2018/11/books-briefing-november-23-2018-families/576145/|title=The Books Briefing: Every Literary Family Is Fascinating in Its Own Way|last=Smith|first=Rosa Inocencio|date=November 21, 2018|work=The Atlantic|access-date=November 24, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The book was described by [[Howard Rambsy II]] of [[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]] as "an artistic map disguised as a volume of poetry", and by [[Ainehi Edoro]], writing in [[Brittle Paper]], as "a magical meeting place of travelogue, memoir, and poetry."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://brittlepaper.com/2018/10/welovebooks-edwardsville-heart-kl-tbsn/|title=#WeLoveBooks {{!}} Edwardsville by Heart by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún|date=October 29, 2018|work=Brittle Paper|access-date=November 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

An episode of the TV series ''[[House Hunters]]'' was filmed in Edwardsville and aired in January 2018. The episode featured a local couple, Zach and Hannah, who grew up and went to school in Edwardsville.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/House-Hunters-comes-to-Edwardsville-12487933.php|title="House Hunters" comes to Edwardsville|last=Arnett|first=Carol|date=January 10, 2018|work=The Edwardsville Intelligencer|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[John Hicks Adams]], gunslinger and Wild West lawman
* [[William H. Berry]], Treasurer of [[Pennsylvania]], Mayor of [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]
* [[John Bischoff (baseball)|John Bischoff]], Major League Baseball player
* [[Max L. Bowler]], Illinois state representative<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1941-1942,' Biographical Sketch of Max L. Bowler, pg. 248-249</ref>
* [[Evelyn M. Bowles]], Illinois state senator<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 2001-2002,' Biographical Sketch of Evelyn M. Bowles, pg. 127</ref>
* [[Hedy Burress]], actress (''[[He's Just Not That Into You]]'', ''[[Foxfire (1996 film)|Foxfire]],'' ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]],'' and ''[[Valentine (film)|Valentine]]'')
* [[Edward Coles]], businessman and the second [[List of Governors of Illinois|governor of Illinois]]
* [[Charles S. Deneen]], US senator and the 23rd [[List of Governors of Illinois|governor of Illinois]]
* [[Ninian Edwards]], US senator, judge, governor of the Illinois Territory, and the third [[List of Governors of Illinois|governor of Illinois]];  Edwardsville is named after him.
* [[A. J. Epenesa]], Professional Football player for the [[NFL]].  Drafted no. 54 overall in the [[2020 NFL draft]] by the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* [[Thomas Ford (politician)|Thomas Ford]], Illinois Supreme Court judge, author, and the eighth [[List of Governors of Illinois|governor of Illinois]]{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
* [[Pamela L. Gay]], astrophysicist
* [[Earl E. Herrin]], Illinois state representative<ref>'Illinois Blue Biook 1925-1926,' Biographical Sketch of Earl E. Herrin, pg. 216-217</ref>
* [[Jason Isringhausen]], pitcher with five [[MLB]] teams; lived in Edwardsville{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}
* [[Mannie Jackson]], chairman and CEO of the [[Harlem Globetrotters]]; purchased the team in 1993
* [[Thomas Judy]], Illinois legislator
* [[Charles E. Lippincott]], California State Senator and Illinois Auditor
* [[Mark Little (baseball)|Mark Little]], outfielder with five [[Major League Baseball]] teams; born in Edwardsville
* [[Kate Martin (basketball)]], Guard WNBA, Drafted #18 overall in 2024 by the [[Las Vegas Aces]]. Played college basketball at Iowa, 2 Final 4s 2024 and 2023. Played basketball for Edwardsville High School, going 122–6.
* [[José Martínez (outfielder)|José Martínez]], first baseman/outfielder for the [[New York Mets]]; Lived in Edwardsville
* [[Laurie Metcalf]], actress (Jackie Harris on ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'')
* [[Joseph P. Newsham]], lawyer and US congressman from [[Louisiana]]
* [[Billie Poole]], jazz singer
* [[John Reynolds (Illinois politician)|John Reynolds]], speaker of the Illinois House, US congressman, Illinois Supreme Court justice, and the fourth [[List of Governors of Illinois|governor of Illinois]]
* [[AJ Schnack]], director of ''[[Kurt Cobain: About a Son]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiepixfilms.com/creator/1877|title=AJ Schnack|work=Indiepix|access-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Jesse L. Simpson]], Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court<ref>[http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Simpson.asp Illinois Supreme Court-Jesse L. Simpson]</ref>
* [[James W. Stephenson]], American militia officer and politician from the state of Illinois. He was born in Virginia but spent most of his youth in Edwardsville.
* [[Sam M. Vadalabene]], Illinois state legislator<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994,' Biographical Sketch of Sam M. Vadaladene, pg. 121</ref>
* [[Lee Wheat]], pitcher for the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] and [[Kansas City Athletics]]; born in Edwardsville
* [[Rudolph G. Wilson]], first black school board member/president in the city's history and educational leader for more than 45 years.

==See also==
{{Portal|Illinois}}
* [[Benjamin Stephenson House]]
* [[AE Harmon]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofedwardsville.com/ City of Edwardsville] website
* [http://www.edwardsvillelibrary.org Edwardsville Public Library]
* [http://www.goedwardsville.com/ Edwardsville Intelligencer] newspaper website
* [http://www.historic-leclaire.org Leclaire National Historic District]
* [http://www.stlouisstreet.org/ Historic Saint Louis Street Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210220512/http://www.stlouisstreet.org/ |date=December 10, 2009 }}
* [http://www.edwardsvilleartscenter.com/ Edwardsville Arts Center]
* [http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=62025/ Edwardsville, IL on Weather Underground], Local Weather Information
* [http://www.theintelligencer.com/local_news/article_37046fa8-ba40-11e2-84c4-0019bb2963f4.html "Edwardsville's first modern house"], about The Griffin House
* [http://www.melhs.org/ Metro-East Lutheran High School], A [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] high school

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