Edwardsville was incorporated in 1818. The first European-American settler was Thomas Kirkpatrick, who came in 1805, laid out a community, and served as the Justice of the Peace. He named the community after his fri… See more

According to the 2010 census, Edwardsville has an area of 20.165 square miles (52.23 km ), of which 19.56 square miles (50.66 km ) (or 97%) is land and 0.605 square miles (1.57 km ) (or 3%) is water.
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As of the census of 2020, 26,808 people, 8,814 households, and 5,291 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,549.2 inhabitants per square mile (598.1/km ). There were 8,331 housing units at an … See more