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City in Georgia, United States
Edison is a city in Calhoun County , Georgia , United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 1,230.[4] Edison Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
History
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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1902 as the "Town of Edison".[5] Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor.[6]
Geography
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Edison is located in northwestern Calhoun County at 31°33′39 ″N 84°44′17 ″W / 31.56083°N 84.73806°W / 31.56083; -84.73806 [7] km ) west of Albany and 20 miles (32 km ) east of the Alabama line at Fort Gaines .
According to the United States Census Bureau , Edison has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km 2 [8]
Demographics
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Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1910 841 — 1920 885 5.2% 1930 1,321 49.3% 1940 1,241 −6.1% 1950 1,247 0.5% 1960 1,232 −1.2% 1970 1,210 −1.8% 1980 1,128 −6.8% 1990 1,182 4.8% 2000 1,340 13.4% 2010 1,531 14.3% 2020 1,230 −19.7%
Edison city, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition NH = Non-Hispanic )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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity
Pop 2010[10]
Pop 2020[11]
% 2010
% 2020
White alone (NH )
459
266
29.98%
21.63%
Black or African American alone (NH )
975
894
63.68%
72.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH )
1 0
0.07%
0.00%
Asian alone (NH )
16 4 1.05%
0.33%
Pacific Islander alone (NH )
0
0
0.00%
0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH )
0
0
0.00%
0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH )
14 17 0.91%
1.38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
66 49 4.31%
3.98%
Total
1,531
1,230
100.00%
100.00%
As of the census [2] 2020 census , its population was 1,230.
Education
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The Calhoun County School System includes Calhoun County High School-Middle School ,[12] [13] Arlington , Edison, Leary , and Morgan . Calhoun County Elementary School is in Arlington.
Notable persons
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References
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^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "Edison city, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Edison city, Georgia" . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2014 .
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades" . US Census Bureau .
^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Edison city, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau
^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Edison city, Georgia" . United States Census Bureau
^ Calhoun County School System
^ http://www.calhoun.k12.ga.us/pages/calhouncounty/Schools [dead link
Further reading
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Martha Hoover Dozier, Against Oblivion: History of Calhoun County
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edison,_Georgia&oldid=1226198793 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● C i t i e s i n C a l h o u n C o u n t y , G e o r g i a ● C i t i e s i n G e o r g i a ( U . S . s t a t e ) H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s f r o m F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 2 ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m J u l y 2 0 2 3 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a ● P a g e s u s i n g i n f o b o x s e t t l e m e n t w i t h u n k n o w n p a r a m e t e r s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
