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Edwards
ColoradoCDP
Total population
10,785
Median home value
$937,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$81,909
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Edwards is a small census-designated community in Colorado, United States. Public datasets list a population of roughly 10,785. Its coordinates of 39.612°, -106.620° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Resident density is around 156 per km², indicating loosely populated. The administrative footprint covers roughly 69 km². Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,760 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Edwards, CO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves4,545
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,917
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,866
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves2,830
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves2,725
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,456
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,423
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves2,208
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2026-06-0610 km NE of Redstone, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2026-04-0430 km NNW of Dotsero, Colorado
- M 2.6 — 2026-02-0612 km S of Mulford, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2025-10-2122 km NNW of New Castle, Colorado
- M 2.9 — 2024-10-186 km NNE of Chacra, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2023-07-157 km NNW of Chacra, Colorado
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Colorado
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Edwards
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire 310, Garfield, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 74 mi
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 154 mi
- Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-07-28 · 173 mi
- Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, WyomingWildfires · 2026-09-07 · 175 mi
- Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 177 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 212 mi
- Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 223 mi
- Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 233 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET