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History · Charleston Park

The history of Charleston Park

Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Charleston Park’s past

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

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The story so far

Charleston Park, in brief

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

Charleston Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 235 at the 2020 census, up from 218 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 218 to 235 (+8%).

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

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On the map

Charleston Park on the map, 1958 to 1973

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

Charleston Park on the 1958 USGS mapCharleston Park on the 1973 USGS map1958Alva 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 Charleston Park.

People over time

Charleston Park, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 411

Between 218 and 411 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.