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 Vernon–Anacortes, 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.Charles Pierce LeWarne, Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885-1915. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1995; pp. 63-66. 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.LeWarne, Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885-1915, pp. 102-103.

Geography

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

Demographics

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

Racial and ethnic composition +Edison CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)12312719992.48%95.49%82.92%Black or African American alone (NH)0310.00%2.26%0.42%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)5003.76%0.00%0.00%Asian alone (NH)3012.26%0.00%0.42%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0020.00%0.00%0.83%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)13250.75%2.26%10.42%Hispanic or Latino (any race)10120.75%0.00%5.00%Total133133240 100.00%100.00%100.00%

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

George Boomer (1862–1915) and Harry Ault (1883–1961), journalists and members of the Equality ColonyH.W. Halladay, "Equality Colony: A Brief History Showing Our Objects and Present Condition — Cooperative Colonies Are Not All Failures," Industrial Freedom [Equality, WA], New Series no. 9 (Nov. 1, 1901), pg. 1 Edward R. Murrow (1908–1965), news journalist, graduate of Edison High School

Education The community is served by the Burlington-Edison School District. - Text list

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.

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