▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁Miller - Mor ris ▁Canal , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁large ▁rice ▁ir rig ation ▁systems , ▁which ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁rice ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁E ure ka ▁rice ▁mill ▁at ▁Est her wood . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁resid ences ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁new ▁streets ▁were ▁being ▁grad ed , ▁and ▁side wal ks ▁were ▁being ▁put ▁down . ▁A ▁chap el ▁was ▁finished ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁minister ed ▁as ▁a ▁mission ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Mer ment au . ▁Est her wood ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁and ▁Henry ▁Fe itel ▁was ▁elected ▁its ▁first ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Est her wood ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 0 . 1 8 4 1 7 7 , ▁- 9 2 . 4 6 3 3 7 6 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 0 7 ▁people , ▁ 2 9 1 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 2 1 5 ▁families