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History · Magness

Magness’ post office opened in 1900

Most of Magness was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1910.

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How Magness began

When was Magness founded?

1900

The Magness post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 216 in 19102020 census: 220126 years
Founding year: the first Magness post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Magness’ past

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The story so far

Magness, in brief

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

Magness is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Magness had a population of 220.

Its first post office opened in 1900. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 202 to 220 (+9%).

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

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On the map

Magness on the map, 1935 to 1981

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

Magness on the 1935 USGS mapMagness on the 1956 USGS mapMagness on the 1962 USGS mapMagness on the 1981 USGS map1935Newport sheet · 1:62,500

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

People over time

Magness, census by census

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Between 139 and 229 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Questions about Magness’ history

What year was Magness founded?

The Magness post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikidata (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.