Edgewood, Texas
City
Downtown Edgewood
Downtown Edgewood
Location of Edgewood, Texas
Location of Edgewood, Texas
Coordinates: 32°41′49″N 95°53′6″W / 32.69694°N 95.88500°W / 32.69694; -95.88500
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVan Zandt
Area
[1]
 • Total1.38 sq mi (3.56 km2)
 • Land1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
459 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,441
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
1,525
 • Density1,122.97/sq mi (433.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75117
Area code(s)430, 903
FIPS code48-22612[3]
GNIS feature ID1335087[4]
Websiteedgewoodtexas.org

Edgewood is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census. The town draws its name from its location on the far western edge of the East Texas timberline on U.S. Highway 80, approximately 60 miles east of Dallas.

Geography

Edgewood is located at 32°41′49″N 95°53′6″W / 32.69694°N 95.88500°W / 32.69694; -95.88500 (32.696860, –95.885036).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188083—
1920820—
1930761−7.2%
1940738−3.0%
195083413.0%
19608876.4%
19701,17632.6%
19801,41320.2%
19901,284−9.1%
20001,3485.0%
20101,4416.9%
2019 (est.)1,525[2]5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
Edgewood racial composition as of 2020[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 1,162 75.95%
Black or African American (NH) 109 7.12%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 13 0.85%
Asian (NH) 7 0.46%
Pacific Islander (NH) 1 0.07%
Some Other Race (NH) 3 0.2%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 51 3.33%
Hispanic or Latino 184 12.03%
Total 1,530

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,530 people, 558 households, and 439 families residing in the town.

Politics

The city of Edgewood is a Republican stronghold, like the rest of Van Zandt County. The city of Edgewood's limits are coterminous with Van Zandt County voter precinct 1E.

Edgewood city vote
by party in presidential elections[10]
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2020 20.00% 121 79.17% 479 0.83% 5
2016 20.37% 109 77.38% 414 2.24% 12
2012 25.55% 139 73.35% 399 1.10% 6

Education

The Town of Edgewood is served by the Edgewood Independent School District.

Notable people

Newspapers and publications

  • Edgewood Enterprise
  • Van Zandt County News

References

  1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ https://www.census.gov/
  9. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2020 Election Results" (PDF). vanzandtcounty.org.
  1. ↑ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[8][9]
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