Half of Myrtle Grove’s homes were built after 1980
More historic than 8% of U.S. towns · #387 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Myrtle Grove was built recently: 0.3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1944 on and the census since 1970.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Myrtle Grove is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #387 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 Myrtle Grove’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 Myrtle Grove’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 two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.3 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 Myrtle Grove’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 Myrtle Grove yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Myrtle Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida, United States. The population was 17,224 at the 2020 census, up from 15,870 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 15,870 to 17,224 (+9%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Myrtle Grove, 1827 to 1944
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Myrtle Grove is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #387 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 Myrtle Grove?
0.3% of Myrtle Grove’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1980.
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), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
