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Wikipedia / Edison, Washington

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 VernonAnacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bow–Edison refers to Edison and the neighboring community of Bow, Washington.

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. The socialist community folded shortly after 1903, by which time only about 100 colony members remained.

Geography

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

Demographics

Edison first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

Racial and ethnic composition

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 133 people, 52 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 227.4 people per square mile (88.5/km2). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 94.0/sqmi (36.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.48% White, 3.76% Native American, 2.26% Asian, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

Economy and culture

Edison and neighboring Bow, Washington are popular day trip destinations for residents and visitors to the Skagit Valley, the Seattle area, and Bellingham, Washington. Edison is known for its concentration of artists and galleries, shops, bakeries, and farm-to-table restaurants serving locally sourced ingredients.

The Edison Chicken Parade is an annual event held at "high noon" on the last Sunday in February. The two-block parade last about five minutes and features real-life chickens alongside locals dressed as chickens and other fowl.

Notable people

Education

It is in the Burlington-Edison School District.

Edison High School was in use as Edison Elementary School until its replacement with a new, larger building in 1996. Currently, the only school located in Edison is (the new) Edison Elementary School, a K-8 school, built on the site of the former Edison High School.

See also

Footnotes

  • "Browse Issues: Chronicling America, Library of Congress, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/