Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
More historic than 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1970.
More historic than 31% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Leadville North is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
Few Colorado towns list much on the Register (a typical Colorado town has 1.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Leadville North’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Colorado towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. 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 →
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leadville North’s history is told.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Leadville North yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,794 to 1,892 (+5%).
20222022-09-10 18 09 27 View west along U.S. Route 24 at …
20222022-09-10 09 46 51 Signs along westbound U.S. Route …
20222022-09-10 09 46 44 View west along U.S. Route 24 jus…
20222022-09-10 09 41 37 Forest along Lake County Route 17…
20222022-09-10 09 40 41 View east along Lake County Route…
20222022-09-10 09 40 09 View west along Lake County Route…
20222022-09-10 09 38 54 Forest along Lake County Route 17…
20222022-09-10 09 29 21 View north along Mount Massive Dr…
20222022-09-10 09 12 21 View northwest along Lake County …
2020Leadville North, ColoradoEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Leadville North. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Leadville North.
Between 1,717 and 1,942 people in every census since 1970.
6 censuses, 1970–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Leadville North’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Leadville North itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Leadville North is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. 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.
13% of Leadville North’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.3 points), against a typical 2.5% for a Colorado town; the median home was built in 1974.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (10), 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.
