Lighthouse Point dates to 1947, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 20% of U.S. towns · #226 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Lighthouse Point was built recently: 0.9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Its Register listing is the Cap's Place. Below: maps from 1946 on and the census since 1960.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lighthouse Point is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #226 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 Lighthouse Point’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 Lighthouse Point’s 3.8 sits above most of its state (80% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1947.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C+. The pre-1940 share (±1.1 points) is firm at this size.
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 →
What stands out about Lighthouse Point’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lighthouse Point yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Lighthouse Point, officially the City of Lighthouse Point, is a suburb of Fort Lauderdale located in Broward County, Florida, United States. The suburb was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, which is located in nearby Hillsboro Beach. The city is a part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population of Lighthouse Point was 10,486.
Lighthouse Point was established in 1947. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 10,344 in 2010, 10,486 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lighthouse Point. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1946Boca Raton 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 Lighthouse Point.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Lighthouse Point
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
In 1947, according to Wikidata. the census of 1960 counted 2,453 people here.
How does Lighthouse Point rank for history?
Lighthouse Point is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #226 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.
What is on the National Register in Lighthouse Point?
One place: the Cap's Place (listed 1990).
How old are the homes in Lighthouse Point?
0.9% of Lighthouse Point’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.1 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1967.
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 (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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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