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History · St. Paul

St. Paul’s post office opened in 1840, and 57% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the St. Paul School Building. Below: maps from 1943 on and the census since 1890.

1840first post office
1on the National Register
57%homes built before 1940
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How St. Paul began

When was St. Paul founded?

1840

The St. Paul post office opened in 1840, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1887.

First census: 417 in 18902020 census: 111186 years
Founding year: the first St. Paul post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1887.

What stands out about St. Paul’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 St. Paul are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of St. Paul’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1840: 186 years of St. Paul.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. Paul’s history is told.

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The story so far

St. Paul, in brief

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

St. Paul is a town in Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. It is on the edge of the Northwest Arkansas region. St. Paul was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point.

Its first post office opened in 1840. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 113 in 2010, 111 in 2020.

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

By decade

St. Paul, decade by decade

Today3 recent
St. Paul High School in2013St. Paul High School inPost Office2013Post OfficeHighway 16 and 23 turn left in2013Highway 16 and 23 turn left in
On the map

St. Paul on the map, 1943 to 1973

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

St. Paul on the 1943 USGS mapSt. Paul on the 1973 USGS map1943St Paul 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 St. Paul.

On the National Register

1 historic place in St. Paul

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
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St. Paul School Building
St. Paul School Building
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St. Paul School BuildingBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

St. Paul, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 430

Between 88 and 430 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to St. Paul

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

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Mark PryorAmerican politician · b. 1963
Mike Conley Jr.American basketball player · b. 1987
Ronnie HawkinsAmerican musician · b. 1935
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Lisa BlountAmerican actress · b. 1957
Roy BuchananAmerican blues musician · b. 1939
Richard O. CoveyAmerican astronaut · b. 1946
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Saint Paul

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about St. Paul’s history

What year was St. Paul founded?

The St. Paul post office opened in 1840, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1887.

What is on the National Register in St. Paul?

One place: the St. Paul School Building (listed 2006).

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 (3), the National Register of Historic Places (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.