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Edison

Total population

249

Median home value

$408,300

19.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Weather60°F · Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Coordinates48.57°, -122.43°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Edison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 240 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History & geography

History

First settled in 1869 by Ben Samson, it was later named for famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931), with his inventing productive laboratories in Menlo Park, New Jersey, East Orange, New Jersey, and Fort Myers, Florida. In 1897, Edison became the headquarters of a national utopian socialist project known as Equality Colony, backed by an organization known as the Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth. The socialist colony was established on 280 acres just outside Edison and it engaged in farming and timber milling and included a school as well as blacksmith and copper-working shops. The Edison-based Brotherhood also published a newspaper called Industrial Freedom for national circulation to its approximately 3,000 supporters.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2), all of it land.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Median age
65.7
Median home value
$408,300
Housing units
83
Poverty rate
0%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
100%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
48.5676
Longitude
-122.4343
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
60°F
Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Tonight
50°F
Rain
Friday
58°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday Night
47°F
Light Rain
Saturday
59°F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
44°F
Partly Cloudy

Forecast for Edison, WA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
26.8%
Diabetes
7.6%
Adult obesity
32%
Binge drinking
19.8%
Adult smoking
11.5%
No leisure activity
15.6%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
504,762
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Song Sparrow
    Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
    15,231
  • Bald Eagle
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    14,438
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    14,228
  • Spotted Towhee
    Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
    12,079
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    11,769
  • Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
    Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11,707
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10,111
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,992

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
17
Elementary
7
Middle
1
High
6
Other
3

Largest nearby schools

  • Burlington Edison High School
    High · BURLINGTON · 1,139 students · 19.3:1 ratio
  • Anacortes High School
    High · Anacortes · 794 students · 20.4:1 ratio
  • Anacortes Middle School
    Middle · Anacortes · 574 students · 22.1:1 ratio
  • Lucille Umbarger Elementary
    Elementary · BURLINGTON · 568 students · 13.5:1 ratio
  • Island View Elementary
    Elementary · Anacortes · 438 students · 15.6:1 ratio
  • Bay View Elementary
    Elementary · BURLINGTON · 409 students · 13.6:1 ratio
  • West View Elementary
    Elementary · BURLINGTON · 405 students · 16.2:1 ratio
  • Allen Elementary
    Elementary · BOW · 404 students · 15:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
280
Largest magnitude
4.79
Largest event
2015-12-30

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

G
Garner Ekstran
Player of American and Canadian football
J
Joe Dawson
American baseball player (1897-1978)
K
Krissy Moehl
American ultramarathon runner

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Washington

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.48
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,269

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
341
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Edison

Washington Monument
Erin Edison · 2018
George Washington
Erin Edison · 2012
Address of President Coolidge, speaking over the radio especially for an audience gathered at West Orange, N. J., on the occasion of the presentation of a medal granted by the Congress of the United States to Thomas A. Edison, Washington, D. C., Saturday, October 20, 1928 ..
United States. President (1923-1929 : Coolidge) · 1928
A survey of high school education in school districts north of Seattle, King County, Washington
Thomas Edison Marsden · 1937
Address of President Coolidge speaking over the radio especially for an audience gathered at West Orange, N.J.
United States. President (1923-1929 : Coolidge) · 1928
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Erin Edison · 2018
An analysis of leisure time activities of students in the Edison school, sixth grade at Pullman, Washington ..
James Nelson Stubbs · 1950
Miniature books from the collection of Julian I. Edison
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Libraries. George N. Meissner Rare Book Dept. · 1965

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

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Recently spotted species

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET