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History · Poso Park

Half of Poso Park’s homes were built after 1965

Most of Poso Park was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1965. Below: maps from 1945 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940

What stands out about Poso Park’s past

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Poso Park, in brief

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

Poso Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Poso Park sits at an elevation of 4,662 feet (1,421 m). The 2020 United States census reported Poso Park's population was 9, remaining even from 9 at the 2010 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 9 in 2010, 9 in 2020.

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

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Poso Park on the map, 1945 to 1986

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

Poso Park on the 1945 USGS mapPoso Park on the 1958 USGS mapPoso Park on the 1986 USGS map1945Tobias Peak 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 Poso Park.

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Famous people close to Poso Park

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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 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.