Edgewater, Colorado
Edgewater, Colorado | |
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720 | |
FIPS code | 08-23135 |
GNIS feature ID | 0202848 |
Website | edgewaterco |
The City of Edgewater is a
History
Edgewater was named for its lakefront location at
Geography
At the
Climate
Edgewater features a
Summers are hot and dry, while winters can vary from cool to cold, with snowfall not uncommon in winter months. However, snowfall is short lived in
Climate data for Edgewater, Colorado | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.8 (7.7) |
50.5 (10.3) |
53.3 (11.8) |
62.8 (17.1) |
72.3 (22.4) |
84.9 (29.4) |
90.1 (32.3) |
88.7 (31.5) |
81.3 (27.4) |
70.7 (21.5) |
56.2 (13.4) |
49.1 (9.5) |
67.2 (19.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
33.5 (0.8) |
42.5 (5.8) |
51.5 (10.8) |
56.3 (13.5) |
54.6 (12.6) |
45.6 (7.6) |
35.6 (2.0) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
35.7 (2.1) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.70 (18) |
0.80 (20) |
1.12 (28) |
1.84 (47) |
2.99 (76) |
1.52 (39) |
1.53 (39) |
1.42 (36) |
1.13 (29) |
0.92 (23) |
0.76 (19) |
0.48 (12) |
15.22 (387) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.7 (20) |
7.0 (18) |
9.2 (23) |
6.0 (15) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
3.3 (8.4) |
3.5 (8.9) |
38.4 (98) |
Source: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmco.html[9] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 712 | — | |
1920 | 664 | −6.7% | |
1930 | 1,473 | 121.8% | |
1940 | 1,648 | 11.9% | |
1950 | 2,580 | 56.6% | |
1960 | 4,314 | 67.2% | |
1970 | 4,910 | 13.8% | |
1980 | 4,766 | −2.9% | |
1990 | 4,613 | −3.2% | |
2000 | 5,445 | 18.0% | |
2010 | 5,170 | −5.1% | |
2020 | 5,005 | −3.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
As of the April 2010 census,
The racial breakdown according to the April 2010 census:[10]
- White 50.7%
- African American2.7%
- Asian American1.3%
- Hispanic or Latino 44.7%
- Other Race 0.3%
- An estimated 7.4% of the population were of two or more races.
Approximately 10.7% of the population that reside in Edgewater are not United States citizens. 14.3% of the population are foreign born United States citizens. The median house or condo value in 2009 was $199,114 and the median rent in 2009 was $702. An estimated 26.9% of the population over age 5 speak only Spanish at home. An estimated 48.9% of the housing are rentals, while 51.1% are owner occupied housing.[11]
Infrastructure
Public services
The Edgewater Police Department is organized into three divisions with an authorized strength of fifteen officers and four civilian employees, with three part-time civilian employees working for the department and municipal court.[12] The police dept. uses the Jefferson County Combined Communications Center as their dispatch and 911 center.
In November 2012, voters in Edgewater voted to disband the fire department and join the neighboring Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District.[13]
Edgewater contracts out for emergency medical services with Pridemark Paramedic Services who respond from dynamic posts outside of the city limits.
Schools in Edgewater are Edgewater Elementary, Lumberg Elementary, and Jefferson High School.
Notable people
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Edgewater include:
- Nell Brinkley (1886-1944), illustrator[14]
- U.S. Representative from Colorado[15]
- Alan J. Pfeuffer, federal public defender, Edgewater police chief[16]
- Johnnie Seale (1938- ), baseball pitcher[17]
See also
- Colorado
- List of counties in Colorado
- List of municipalities in Colorado
- List of places in Colorado
- List of statistical areas in Colorado
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- North Central Colorado Urban Area
- Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
References
- ^ a b c d e "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "Meet Your City Council".
- ^ a b c d "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 19.
- ^ "EDGEWATER, COLORADO - Climate Summary". www.wrcc.dri.edu.
- ^ a b "Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places". mcdc.missouri.edu. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "About the Edgewater Police Department". edgewaterpd.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ ""Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District takes over in Edgewater" Denver Post 1/8/2013". Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Nell Brinkley - Artist Biography". askART. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "McVicker, Roy Harrison, (1924-1973)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ Bowers, Karen (March 23, 1994). "Life on the Edge". Westword. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "Johnnie Seale". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.