Mangonia Park was first counted by the census in 1950
More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #580 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Mangonia Park was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1946 on and the census since 1950.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Mangonia Park is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #580 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Mangonia Park’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 Mangonia Park’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.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.3 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: the first census (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 Mangonia Park’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The Town of Mangonia Park was established in 1947. The original petition to the State of Florida requested the name Town of Magnolia Park. The petition for incorporation was granted but under the name Town of Mangonia Park. An explanation accompanied the charter stating the name, Town of Magnolia Park, was already taken and the State of Florida took the liberty of naming the town with a similar name, especially since there were many farms in the area that grew an abundance of mango groves from the early 1900s through the 1930s.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mangonia Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1946Riviera Beach 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 Mangonia Park.
People over time
Mangonia Park, census by census
Grew from 348 people in 1950 to 2,142 in 2020, 6 times over.
8 censuses, 1950–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mangonia Park’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Mangonia Park
Nobody well known was born in Mangonia Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Mangonia Park post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Mangonia Park rank for history?
Mangonia Park is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #580 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 Mangonia Park?
0.7% of Mangonia Park’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.3 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1981.
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 (1), 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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