Edison is a city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,230. The Edison Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1902 as the "Town of Edison". The community was named after Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor.
Geography Edison is located in northwestern Calhoun County at (31.560891, -84.737984). It is west of Albany and east of the Alabama line at Fort Gaines.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Edison has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Edison city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)41845926631.19%29.98%21.63%Black or African American alone (NH)90097589467.16%63.68%72.68%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0100.00%0.07%0.00%Asian alone (NH)01640.00%1.05%0.33%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)514170.37%0.91%1.38%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1766491.27%4.31%3.98%Total1,3401,5311,230 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Edison had a population of 1,230. The median age was 39.8 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 75.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 67.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 490 households in Edison, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 25.7% were married-couple households, 16.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 53.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 567 housing units, of which 13.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.7%. 2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 1,340 people, 512 households, and 334 families residing in the city.
Education The Calhoun County School System includes Calhoun County High School-Middle School,Calhoun County School Systemhttp://www.calhoun.k12.ga.us/pages/calhouncounty/Schools which serves Calhoun County and some students from the cities of Arlington, Edison, Leary, and Morgan. Calhoun County Elementary School is in Arlington.
Notable persons Bobby Dews, former infielder and former coach in Major League Baseball Rodney Dent retired NBA player for the Orlando Magic Luke Bryan singer raised in Edison Makayla Timpson WNBA player for Indiana Fever Corliss Palmer, silent film actress and model, born in Edison
References
Further reading Martha Hoover Dozier, Against Oblivion: History of Calhoun County