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History · Lakeview

Lakeview was first counted by the census in 1970

Most of Lakeview was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1936 on and the census since 1970.

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How Lakeview began

When was Lakeview founded?

1970

Lakeview first appears in the census in 1970.

First census: 13 in 19702020 census: 16156 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Lakeview’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lakeview are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 441 in 1980; 161 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lakeview’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Lakeview, census by census

0100200300400198020002020Peak: 441

Peaked at 441 in 1980; 161 people lived here in 2020.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

The story so far

Lakeview, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lakeview yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lakeview is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 161. Lakeview is located atop Sand Mountain.

Its first post office opened in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 143 to 161 (+13%).

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

By decade

Lakeview, decade by decade

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On the map

Lakeview on the map, 1936 to 1983

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

Lakeview on the 1936 USGS mapLakeview on the 1949 USGS mapLakeview on the 1970 USGS mapLakeview on the 1983 USGS map1936Fyffe sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lakeview

Nobody well known was born in Lakeview itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John Allen ChauAmerican missionary · b. 1991
Angela LittleAmerican actress · b. 1972
Philip OberAmerican stage, film and television actor · b. 1902
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Thomas H. CookAmerican writer · b. 1947
Katherine StinsonAmerican aviator · b. 1891
Tim FlockAmerican racecar driver · b. 1924

Questions about Lakeview’s history

What year was Lakeview founded?

The Lakeview post office opened in 1970, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (2), 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.