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Among the newest of U.S. towns · #627 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Celebration was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 2000.
Celebration dates its founding to 1994 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 2000.
Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Celebration is among the newest of U.S. towns, #627 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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 Celebration’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.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Celebration’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Celebration.
In the early 1990s, the Disney Development Company (DDC) established the Celebration Company to spearhead its development within about 4,900 acres (20 km2) of land in the southern portion of the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Total investment for the project is estimated at US$2.5 billion.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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2002CelebrationGolfClubhouseEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Celebration. 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 Celebration.
Grew from 2,736 people in 2000 to 11,178 in 2020, 4 times over.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Celebration’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Celebration itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1994, according to Wikidata. the census of 2000 counted 2,736 people here.
Celebration is among the newest of U.S. towns, #627 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.
0.0% of Celebration’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 2004.
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 (24), Wikipedia, 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.
