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History · Poplar Plains

25% of Poplar Plains’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Poplar Plains’ 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 Poplar Plains are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1971. Watch Poplar Plains change.Old housesHalf of Poplar Plains’ homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Poplar Plains’s history is told.

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On the map

Poplar Plains on the map, 1892 to 1971

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

Poplar Plains on the 1892 USGS mapPoplar Plains on the 1951 USGS mapPoplar Plains on the 1960 USGS mapPoplar Plains on the 1971 USGS map1892Norwalk 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 Poplar Plains.

The story so far

Poplar Plains, in brief

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

Poplar Plains is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It occupies the northwest corner of the town and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Norwalk, to the northwest by the town of Wilton, to the northeast by the town of Weston, to the east by the Saugatuck River, and to the south by the Merritt Parkway. As of the 2020 census, Poplar Plains had a population of 1,322. Poplar Plains was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Poplar Plains

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

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Meg RyanAmerican actress · b. 1961
Charli D'AmelioAmerican social media personality · b. 2004
George SmithNobel prize winning US chemist · b. 1941
Hope LangeAmerican actress · b. 1933
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Henry Fairfield OsbornAmerican geologist · b. 1857
Sarah RaffertyAmerican actress · b. 1972
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Coleytown1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestport18 historic placesAWeston4 historic placesB+Old Hill2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorwalk25 historic placesAWilton6 historic placesB+

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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.