Edna, California

History

The community was founded by Dairyman Edgar Steele who purchased 58,000 acres and built a town to house his employees. In 1883 Lynford Maxwell subdivided the area and called it Maxwellton. The citizens later renamed it Edna. There was coal tar mining of bituminous rock in the 1880s and 1890s and more recently wine grape growing has become the prominent industry.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.2 mi2, all of it land.

The valley also includes Edna Fault, a prominent landform just south of the main community.

Demographics

2010

Edna first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Edna had a population of 184. The population density was 150.9 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Edna was 152 (82.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (0.5%) Native American, 1 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 13 (7.1%) from other races, and 17 (9.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20 persons (10.9%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 81 households, out of which 32 (39.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 55 (67.9%) were married-couple households, 3 (3.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 6 (7.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 17 (21.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 18 households (22.2%) were one person, and 8 (9.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27.

The age distribution was 34 people (18.5%) under the age of 18, 8 people (4.3%) aged 18 to 24, 33 people (17.9%) aged 25 to 44, 60 people (32.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 49 people (26.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 51.8years. There were 111 males and 73 females.

There were 84 housing units at an average density of 68.9 /mi2, of which 81 (96.4%) were occupied. Of these, 61 (75.3%) were owner-occupied, and 20 (24.7%) were occupied by renters.

Education

It is in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{gnis. 2583005
3. (2023). "Edna CA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
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5. (1943). "Arroyo Grande (Edna) Oil Field, in Geologic Formations and Economic Development of the Oil and Gas Fields of California". State of California Dept. of Natural Resources Division of Mines, Bulletin 118.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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9. "Edna CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
10. Geography Division. (December 18, 2020). "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Luis Obispo County, CA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].