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History · Coyne Center

Half of Coyne Center’s homes were built after 1958

Most of Coyne Center was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958. Below: maps from 1912 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Coyne Center’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 Coyne Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19126 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 2000. Watch Coyne Center change.Old housesHalf of Coyne Center’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coyne Center’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Coyne Center on the map, 1912 to 2000

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

Coyne Center on the 1912 USGS mapCoyne Center on the 1948 USGS mapCoyne Center on the 1950 USGS mapCoyne Center on the 1970 USGS mapCoyne Center on the 1992 USGS mapCoyne Center on the 2000 USGS map1912Milan sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Coyne Center.

The story so far

Coyne Center, in brief

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

Coyne Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Coyne Center had a population of 877.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 827 to 877 (+6%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Coyne Center, census by census

02004006008001,00020002020Peak: 906

Between 827 and 906 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Coyne Center

Nobody well known was born in Coyne Center itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Madison KeysUS American tennis player · b. 1995
Eddie AlbertAmerican actor · b. 1906
Ken BerryAmerican actor · b. 1933
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Gabriel AlmondAmerican political scientist · b. 1911
June HaverAmerican actress · b. 1926
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LissieAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1982
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Oak GroveIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMilanIts storyC+Bowling TownshipIts storyC−Rural TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.