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Star Valley dates to 2005, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 12% of U.S. towns · #80 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it

Most of Star Valley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Its Register listing is the Diamond Point Lookout Cabin. Below: maps from 1934 on and the census since 2000.

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1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Star Valley began

When was Star Valley founded?

2005

Star Valley dates its founding to 2005 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 2000.

First census: 1,536 in 20002020 census: 2,48421 years

How historic is Star Valley?

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More historic than 12% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Star Valley’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Star Valley is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #80 of 140 in Arizona. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Star Valley’s overall grade.
Founding era2005, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±0.8) · typical AZ town 0.4% · U.S. 8.4%D−National Register1 listing, 4.0 per 10,000 residents · typical AZ town 0.1 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 12%
NewerOlder
Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 43%

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 Star Valley’s 4.0 sits above most of its state (70% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 2005.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C−. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size.

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 Star Valley’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 Star Valley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages5 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
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Start Star Valley’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Star Valley’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Diamond Point ShadowsLamplighter Mobile ParkOxbow Estates Mobile Home ParkPonderosa Glen Mobile Home ParkStar Vale Mobile Home Park

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Star Valley, in brief

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

Star Valley is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States, incorporated in 2005. Before incorporation, it was a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census the population of the town was 2,484.

Star Valley was established in 2005. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,310 to 2,484 (+8%).

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

Timeline

Star Valley, 1934 to 2005

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1934On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1941BuiltDiamond Point Lookout Cabin is built
  4. 21st century
  5. 2005
    FoundingStar Valley is established
By decade

Star Valley, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Star Valley, Arizona Town Hall2020Star Valley, Arizona Town HallStar Valley is bisected by Highway 2602020Star Valley is bisected by Highway 260Star Valley Jail 1895 - 19022020Star Valley Jail 1895 - 19022012-366-352 Cow Cabaret20122012-366-352 Cow Cabaret
On the map

Star Valley on the map, 1934 to 2004

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

Star Valley on the 1934 USGS mapStar Valley on the 1940 USGS mapStar Valley on the 1973 USGS mapStar Valley on the 2004 USGS map1934Pine 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 Star Valley.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Star Valley

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1988
Diamond Point Lookout Cabin
Diamond Point Lookout Cabin, built 1941
Buildings
All 1 listings
Diamond Point Lookout CabinBuilding · listed 1988

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

People over time

Star Valley, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,50020002020Peak: 2,484

Between 1,536 and 2,484 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Payson1 historic placeC

Questions about Star Valley’s history

What year was Star Valley founded?

In 2005, according to Wikidata. the census of 2000 counted 1,536 people here.

How does Star Valley rank for history?

Star Valley is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #80 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.

What is on the National Register in Star Valley?

One place: the Diamond Point Lookout Cabin (listed 1988).

How old are the homes in Star Valley?

0.0% of Star Valley’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 2001.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.