1 7 8 , ▁− 1 0 6 . 5 9 2 3 2 5 ). ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁E agle ▁River ▁and ▁extends ▁south wards ▁up ▁the ▁valle ys ▁of ▁Lake ▁Creek ▁and ▁S qu aw ▁Creek , ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁S aw atch ▁Range . ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Av on . ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 6 ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Edwards ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁E agle ▁River , ▁while ▁Inter state ▁ 7 0 ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁CD P ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁river , ▁with ▁access ▁from ▁Exit ▁ 1 6 3 . ▁Via ▁I - 7 0 , ▁it ▁is ▁ ▁east ▁to ▁V ail , ▁ ▁east ▁to ▁Den ver , ▁ ▁west ▁to ▁E agle , ▁and ▁ ▁west ▁to ▁Glen wood ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁Edwards ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 5 7 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 , 2 5 7 ▁people , ▁ 2 , 8 5 2 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 , 8 8 8 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁CD P . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 2 0 7 . 9 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 8