Edwards is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Despite being an unincorporated community, Edwards is the principal community of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Edwards-Rifle, CO Combined Statistical Area. The Edwards post office has the ZIP Code 81632. The community was named after Melvin Edwards, a local postal official.

Geography

Edwards is in the valley of the Eagle River and extends southwards up the valleys of Lake Creek and Colorow Creek, at the north end of the Sawatch Range. It is bordered to the east by the town of Avon. U.S. Route 6 runs through the center of Edwards on the south side of the Eagle River, while Interstate 70 runs through the CDP north of the river, with access from Exit 163. Via I-70, it is east to Vail, east to Denver, west to Eagle, and west to Glenwood Springs.

The Edwards CDP has an area of , including of water. In 2022, CMC Vail Valley enrolled 2,490 students, making it the largest CMC campus by enrollment.

Demographics

<!-- As of the census of 2000, there were 8,257 people, 2,852 households, and 1,888 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,953 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.39% White, 0.34% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 14.56% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.24% of the population. There are a number of Jews in the population.

There were 2,852 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 40.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,869, and the median income for a family was $83,887. Males had a median income of $42,009 versus $31,377 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $39,784. About 2.9% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Edwards had a population of 11,246. The median age was 39.2 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.7 males age 18 and over.

73.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 27.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,109 households in Edwards, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.5% were married-couple households, 17.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

  • Stacia Hookom (born 1975), snowboarder who was the first woman to be named to the U.S. Snowboarding team
  • Colby Lange (born 1999), road and track cyclist
  • River Radamus (born 1998), alpine skier

See also

  • Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
  • Edwards-Rifle, CO Combined Statistical Area
  • List of census-designated places in Colorado
  • List of populated places in Colorado
  • List of post offices in Colorado

References

  • State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
  • Edwards @ Colorado.com
  • Edwards @ UncoverColorado.com
  • Edwards Metropolitan District website
  • Eagle County website