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The history of Lowell Point

Below: maps from 1950 on and the census since 1890.

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The story so far

Lowell Point, in brief

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Lowell Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, just outside Seward. As of the 2020 census, Lowell Point had a population of 79.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 80 in 2010, 79 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Lowell Point, decade by decade

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On the map

Lowell Point on the map, 1950 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lowell Point. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lowell Point on the 1950 USGS mapLowell Point on the 1997 USGS map1950Seward A-7 sheet · 1:63,360

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lowell Point.

People over time

Lowell Point, census by census

01001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 92

Between 12 and 92 people in every census since 1890.

4 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lowell Point’s Wikipedia page.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.