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History · Belleair Shore

Belleair Shore dates to 1955

Most of Belleair Shore was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1943 on and the census since 1960.

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How Belleair Shore began

When was Belleair Shore founded?

1955

Belleair Shore dates its founding to 1955 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 61 in 19602020 census: 7371 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about Belleair Shore’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 Belleair Shore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 124 in 1970; 73 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Belleair Shore’s history is told.

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People over time

Belleair Shore, census by census

01001960198020002020Peak: 124

Peaked at 124 in 1970; 73 people lived here in 2020.

6 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Belleair Shore’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Belleair Shore, in brief

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

Belleair Shore is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The Town of Belleair Shore is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as the Tampa Bay area. It was officially established and incorporated as a municipality in 1955. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 73.

Belleair Shore was established in 1955. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 109 to 73 (-33%).

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

Timeline

Belleair Shore, 1943 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1943On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1955
    FoundingBelleair Shore is established
  4. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 124
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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

Belleair Shore on the map, 1943 to 1995

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

Belleair Shore on the 1943 USGS mapBelleair Shore on the 1974 USGS mapBelleair Shore on the 1987 USGS mapBelleair Shore on the 1995 USGS map1943Clearwater 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 Belleair Shore.

Famous people

Famous people close to Belleair Shore

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

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Sara BlakelyAmerican businesswoman · b. 1971
Anastasija ZoloticAmerican taekwondo athlete · b. 2002
Tucker AlbrizziAmerican actor · b. 2000
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Melanie MargalisAmerican college swimmer, international swimmer · b. 1991
Keith ThurmanAmerican boxer · b. 1988
Ricky CarmichaelAmerican motorcycle and stock car racing driver · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Belleair Shores

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Belleair Shore’s history

What year was Belleair Shore founded?

In 1955, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 61 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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, 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.