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History · Beverly Beach

Beverly Beach was first counted by the census in 1960

Most of Beverly Beach was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1999. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1943 on, and the census since 1960.

1960first census
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Beverly Beach’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Beverly Beach began

When was Beverly Beach founded?

1960

Beverly Beach first appears in the census in 1960.

First census: 9 in 19602020 census: 47466 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Beverly Beach’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beverly Beach’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewA1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway -…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Beverly Beach, in brief

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

Beverly Beach is a town in Flagler County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area. The population was 474 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1960. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 338 to 474 (+40%).

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

By decade

Beverly Beach, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway - Riding Along the Beach1995A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway - Riding Along …
Today1 recent
FLMap-doton-BeverlyBeach2004FLMap-doton-BeverlyBeach
On the map

Beverly Beach on the map, 1943 to 1992

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

Beverly Beach on the 1943 USGS mapBeverly Beach on the 1956 USGS mapBeverly Beach on the 1970 USGS mapBeverly Beach on the 1980 USGS mapBeverly Beach on the 1992 USGS map1943Matanzas 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 Beverly Beach.

People over time

Beverly Beach, census by census

01002003004005006001960198020002020Peak: 547

Between 9 and 547 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Beverly Beach

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

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Bob RossAmerican painter, art instructor, television ho… · b. 1942
Vince CarterAmerican basketball player · b. 1977
Eddie JohnsonAmerican soccer player · b. 1984
Edmund Kirby SmithConfederate States Army general · b. 1824
A. Philip RandolphBlack American civil rights activist, labor uni… · b. 1889
Kenneth C. GriffinAmerican billionaire hedge fund manager · b. 1968
Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Surfside Estates Mobile Home Park

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

Questions about Beverly Beach’s history

What year was Beverly Beach founded?

The Beverly Beach post office opened in 1960, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 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.