Community Data

City History and Demographics

  • Hawks Park was founded by Dr. John Hawks in 1871
  • The Town of Edgewater was incorporated in 1924
  • The City of Edgewater was incorporated in 1951
  • The Council Chambers formerly known as "Community Center" was constructed in 1951
  • The City Hall was constructed in 1959
  • The City is 25 square miles
    • Population estimate - 24,981 (2024) (Source: https://bebr.ufl.edu/population/population-data/)
    • Per Capita Personal Income - $34,836 (2022) (Source: United States Census Bureau Quick Facts)
    • Median Age: 54 (2020) (Source: United States Census Bureau Quick Facts)
  • Number of registered businesses - 1399 (Number of some types of businesses within Edgewater are: 529-home based, 103-retail, 30-food service, 59-medical, 40-manufacturing, and 3-vendor) (7/3/2023)
  • Total Structures – 12,289 (housing units – 11,776 & non-residential 513)
  • City Manager form of government that is directed by a Mayor and four Councilpersons
  • Full-Service City Serviced by Approximately 220 Dedicated Municipal Employees
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Fire and Police Services
  • Water and Sewer Treatment Plants
  • Utility Infrastructure Maintenance and Extensions 
  • Community Planning 
    • Budgeting and Utility Billing
    • Building Plans Review and Inspection Services
  • Garbage and Yard Waste pick up
  • Animal Control
  • Stormwater Maintenance
  • Basic Street Maintenance
  • Code Enforcement
  • Service Numbers
    • Police Service Calls (2022) – 27,346
    • Fire & Rescue Service Calls (2022) - 4,556
  • Number of Parks – 15 (151 acres)
  • Average gallons of water pumped (2018) – 1.93 million gallons per day
  • Average gallons of sewer treated (2018) – 1.710 million gallons per day
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