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History · Redington Shores

Redington Shores was first counted by the census in 1960

More historic than 3% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Redington Shores was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1974 on, and the census since 1960.

1960first census
0on the National Register
0.8%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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From Redington Shores’ archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Redington Shores began

When was Redington Shores founded?

1960

Redington Shores first appears in the census in 1960.

First census: 917 in 19602020 census: 2,17666 years

How historic is Redington Shores?

D−

More historic than 3% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first census.
History grade

What drives Redington Shores’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Redington Shores is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Redington Shores’ overall grade.
Founding era1960, from the first census: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19400.8% of homes (±0.7) · typical FL town 0.6% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical FL town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 3%
NewerOlder

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 Redington Shores’ 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 (±0.7 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 Redington Shores’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Redington Shores’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Redington Shores’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewLeucophaeus pipixcan winter: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Redington Shores, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Redington Shores yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Redington Shores is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The county is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as the Tampa Bay Area. The population was 2,176 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1960. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,121 to 2,176 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Redington Shores, 1974 to 1999

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1974On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1982Born hereRyan Fowler is born here
  4. 1999In the archiveLeucophaeus pipixcan winter
By decade

Redington Shores, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
Leucophaeus pipixcan winter1999Leucophaeus pipixcan winter
Today4 recent
Photographing the Big Ball of Light2017Photographing the Big Ball of LightCrystal Gardens2016Crystal GardensRedington shores town hall 20130506 (16)2013Redington shores town hall 20130506 (16)Sea Oats 2010 (IMG 9793)2010Sea Oats 2010 (IMG 9793)
On the map

Redington Shores on the map, 1974 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Redington Shores. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Redington Shores on the 1974 USGS mapRedington Shores on the 1987 USGS mapRedington Shores on the 1995 USGS map1974Seminole 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 Redington Shores.

People over time

Redington Shores, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5001960198020002020Peak: 2,366

Between 917 and 2,366 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Redington Shores’ Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

North Redington BeachIts storyDIndian Shores1 historic placeC

Questions about Redington Shores’ history

What year was Redington Shores founded?

The Redington Shores post office opened in 1960, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Redington Shores rank for history?

Redington Shores is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns. 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 Redington Shores?

0.8% of Redington Shores’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1976.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

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 (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.