Edwardsville, Kansas
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Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas and is part of the "Unified Government" which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Kansas and Edwardsville, Kansas. The population was 4,146 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²). 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.71%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 4,146 people, 1,568 households, and 1,091 families residing in the city. The population density was 178.1/km² (461.1/mi²). There were 1,651 housing units at an average density of 70.9/km² (183.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.33% White, 4.94% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.76% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.78% of the population.There were 1,568 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,875, and the median income for a family was $48,225. Males had a median income of $37,806 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,887. About 7.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
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