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History · North Gate

Half of North Gate’s homes were built after 1983

Most of North Gate was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Gate’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 North Gate are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Gate’s history is told.

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The story so far

North Gate, in brief

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

North Gate is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. North Gate sits at an elevation of 253 feet (77 m). The 2020 United States census reported North Gate's population was 667.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 679 in 2010, 667 in 2020.

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

North Gate on the map, 1953 to 1980

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

North Gate on the 1953 USGS mapNorth Gate on the 1968 USGS mapNorth Gate on the 1973 USGS mapNorth Gate on the 1980 USGS map1953Clayton sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to North Gate

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

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Tom HanksAmerican actor and film producer · b. 1956
Dave BrubeckAmerican jazz pianist and composer · b. 1920
Joe DiMaggioAmerican baseball player · b. 1914
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Kyle GassAmerican singer and musician · b. 1960
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Christy TurlingtonAmerican model · b. 1969
Dante BascoAmerican actor and rapper · b. 1975
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.