More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #125 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Most of Guadalupe was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1913 on and the census since 1970.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
History grade
What drives Guadalupe’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Guadalupe is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #125 of 140 in Arizona. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Guadalupe’s overall grade.
Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Guadalupe’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (29% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.1 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1900.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Guadalupe’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Guadalupe. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1913Mesa 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 Guadalupe.
The story so far
Guadalupe, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Guadalupe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Guadalupe is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States and part of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The town motto, "where three cultures flourish", recognizes the town's roots in the Yaquis, Mexicans and descendants of the original farmers. Since its founding, Guadalupe has been known as a center of Yaqui culture, and it is home to many religious festivals. Nestled between Phoenix and Tempe, the 2020 census listed the population of the town as 5,322. Guadalupe was founded around 1900 by Yaqui Indians, who fled their homeland in Sonora to avoid oppression by the Mexican government of Porfirio Díaz. The cemetery of Guadalupe was established in 1904, in the original townsite. Th…
Guadalupe was established in 1900. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,523 to 5,322 (-4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Guadalupe, 1900 to 1941
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1900, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1970 counted 4,039 people here.
How does Guadalupe rank for history?
Guadalupe is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #125 of 140 in Arizona. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Guadalupe?
0.0% of Guadalupe’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.1 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1993.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
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