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History · Lewisville

Lewisville dates to 1882, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 1910.

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How Lewisville began

When was Lewisville founded?

1882

Lewisville dates its founding to 1882 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 346 in 19102020 census: 421144 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1886.The full story ↓

What stands out about Lewisville’s past

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

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

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The story

How Lewisville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Lewisville.

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In 1960, Lewisville became the corporate headquarters of Idahoan Foods, a producer of dehydrated potato products such as instant mashed potatoes, potato casserole, and hash browns. In 2011, the headquarters was moved to Idaho Falls, 14 mi (23 km) south, though it still maintains its main plant in Lewisville.

For the city's important role in Idaho's potato industry, Governor Butch Otter proclaimed August 11, 2007 "Lewisville Day" statewide.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Lewisville, 1882 to 1948

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882
    FoundingLewisville is established
  3. 1886Post officeThe Lewisville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1948On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Lewisville, decade by decade

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On the map

Lewisville on the map, 1948 to 1979

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

Lewisville on the 1948 USGS mapLewisville on the 1979 USGS map1948Lewisville 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 Lewisville.

People over time

Lewisville, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Peak: 502

Between 285 and 502 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Questions about Lewisville’s history

What year was Lewisville founded?

In 1882, according to Wikidata. Lewisville’s post office opened in 1886, and the census of 1910 counted 346 people here.

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, 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.