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Edgerton is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,671.HistoryEdgerton was founded in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for the chief engineer of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.In October 2010, BNSF Railway announced plans to build its new 443-acre $250 million intermodal shipping facility in Edgerton, and after completion will replace the current one in Kansas City, Kansas. An adjacent $500 million industrial park with more than 7000000sqft of warehouse space will be built over 10 years. It officially opened in October 2013. When the logistics park is fully built out, according to its 1,550-acre master plan, its capacity at that point will be 1.5 million containers annually.GeographyEdgerton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.22sqmi, of which 2.18sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,671 people, 591 households, and 450 families residing in the city. The population density was 766.5PD/sqmi. There were 645 housing units at an average density of 295.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.7% White, 0.8% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.3% of the population.