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History · Airport

14% of Airport’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 6 old photos and papers, maps from 1916 on, and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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From Airport’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Airport’s past

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

Old housesHalf of Airport’s homes were built before 1948.On the map since 19167 editions of the USGS map, 1916 to 1987. Watch Airport change.
★ What stands out · The story so far

Airport, in brief

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

Airport is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California. Airport sits at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m). and is located near Modesto City–County Airport. The 2020 United States census reported Airport's population was 1,389.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,964 to 1,389 (-29%).

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

On the map

Airport on the map, 1916 to 1987

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

Airport on the 1916 USGS mapAirport on the 1927 USGS mapAirport on the 1939 USGS mapAirport on the 1953 USGS mapAirport on the 1969 USGS mapAirport on the 1976 USGS mapAirport on the 1987 USGS map1916Riverbank sheet · 1:31,680

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

By decade

Airport, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s6 items
Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Another home, especially poor for the ai1940Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif…Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Another type of home entirely self-built1940Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif…Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Another view of Conejo Street in the air1940Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif…Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Boys on their way to school in the morni1940Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif…Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Children going to the Wilson Elementary1940Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif…Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Children going to the Wilson Elementary1940Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Airport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Another home, especially poor for the ai
Retake this viewAirport tract, near Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Another home, especially poor for the ai, 1940

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Airport’s page.

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People over time

Airport, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,0001960198020002020Peak: 7,866

Between 1,389 and 7,866 people in every census since 1950.

4 censuses, 1950–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Airport

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

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George LucasAmerican filmmaker and philanthropist · b. 1944
Mark SpitzAmerican Olympic swimmer · b. 1950
Boaz MyhillAssociation football player · b. 1982
Jack AngelAmerican voice actor · b. 1930
Ann VenemanExecutive Director of UNICEF and United States … · b. 1949
Cy YoungAmerican javelin thrower · b. 1928
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Finish Airport’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Modesto4 historic placesC+

Questions about Airport’s history

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.