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History · Gulfport

Gulfport was first counted by the census in 1930, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1934 on, and the census since 1930.

1930first census
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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How Gulfport began

When was Gulfport founded?

1930

Gulfport first appears in the census in 1930.

First census: 126 in 193096 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Gulfport’s 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.Boom and bustPeaked at 232 in 1950; 42 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Gulfport’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Gulfport, census by census

010020019401960198020002020Peak: 232

Peaked at 232 in 1950; 42 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

The story so far

Gulfport, in brief

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

Gulfport is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 42, down from 54 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was completely submerged, save the roofs of some homes and buildings, by a levee break during the flood of 2008.

Its first post office opened in 1930.

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

By decade

Gulfport, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Village of Gulfport, Henderson County, Illinois : Floodplain management reconnaissance studyDate?Village of Gulfport, Henderson County, Illinois : Flo…Book
On the map

Gulfport on the map, 1934 to 1976

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

Gulfport on the 1934 USGS mapGulfport on the 1940 USGS mapGulfport on the 1976 USGS map1934Burlington 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 Gulfport.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Carman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGladstone Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Gulfport’s history

What year was Gulfport founded?

The Gulfport post office opened in 1930, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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

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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), 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.