Half of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace’s homes were built after 1978
More historic than 9% of U.S. towns · #375 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1917 on and the census since 1980.
What drives Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is more historic than 9% of U.S. towns, #375 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.7 points) is firm at this size.
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 →
What stands out about Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace on the map, 1917 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1917Orange Park 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 Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace.
The story so far
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is an unincorporated suburb west of Orange Park, Florida and census-designated place (CDP) in Clay County, Florida, United States. The population was 14,482 at the 2020 census, up from 13,343 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 13,343 to 14,482 (+9%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Questions about Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace’s history
How does Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace rank for history?
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is more historic than 9% of U.S. towns, #375 of 638 in Florida. 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.
How old are the homes in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace?
0.4% of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1978.
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 (2), 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.
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