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History · Weston

Weston dates to 1865, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on and the census since 1910.

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31%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Weston began

When was Weston founded?

1865

Weston dates its founding to 1865 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 308 in 19102020 census: 511161 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1870.

What stands out about Weston’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Weston are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1920 and 1970, then more than doubled.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Weston’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Weston, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020452 in 1920Low: 230

Lost half of its people between 1920 and 1970, then more than doubled.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Weston, in brief

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

Weston is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was first settled in 1865. The community was so named due to its location at the west bank of the Bear River.

Weston was established in 1865. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 437 to 511 (+17%).

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

Timeline

Weston, 1865 to 2020

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1865
    FoundingWeston is established
  3. 1869Born hereParley Parker Christensen is born here
  4. 1870Post officeThe Weston post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1969On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 21st century
  8. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 511
By decade

Weston, decade by decade

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On the map

Weston on the map in 1969

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Weston.

Weston on the 1969 USGS map1969Weston 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 Weston.

Questions about Weston’s history

What year was Weston founded?

In 1865, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Weston’s post office opened in 1870, and the census of 1910 counted 308 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 (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.