More historic than 5% of U.S. towns · #558 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Kenneth City was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. Below: maps from 1921 on and the census since 1960.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Kenneth City is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns, #558 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Kenneth City’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 Kenneth City’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.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1957.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.9 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 →
What stands out about Kenneth City’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Kenneth City was founded in 1957 by Sidney Colen, a local developer, who named the town after his son Kenneth D. Colen. Following the passage of a 2013 charter modification from a strong mayor to a council-manager form of government, the town hired its first manager since becoming incorporated in 1957. Following the March 2014 recruitment of a town manager, the town underwent reorganization intending to bolster its identity and gain recognition among the 23 other municipalities in Pinellas County.
In 1957, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 2,114 people here.
How does Kenneth City rank for history?
Kenneth City is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns, #558 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 Kenneth City?
2% of Kenneth City’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.9 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1964.
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 (3), 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.
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