Half of Lake Belvedere Estates’ homes were built after 1986
More historic than 6% of U.S. towns · #449 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Lake Belvedere Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1946 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lake Belvedere Estates is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #449 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Belvedere Estates’ 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 Lake Belvedere Estates’ 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.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.3 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. 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 Lake Belvedere Estates’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Peaked at 3,334 in 2010; 2,091 people lived here in 2020.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lake Belvedere Estates’ Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Lake Belvedere Estates, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Belvedere Estates yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Lake Belvedere Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 2,091 at the 2020 US census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,334 to 2,091 (-37%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Belvedere Estates. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1946Palm Beach Farms 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 Lake Belvedere Estates.
Famous people
Famous people close to Lake Belvedere Estates
Nobody well known was born in Lake Belvedere Estates itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Lake Belvedere Estates is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #449 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 Lake Belvedere Estates?
0.0% of Lake Belvedere Estates’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.3 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1986.
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 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.
