The story so far
Lake Ka-Ho, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Ka-Ho yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 237 to 194 (-18%).
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History · Lake Ka-Ho
Half of Lake Ka-Ho’s homes were built after 1985
Most of Lake Ka-Ho was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1915 on.
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Lake Ka-Ho’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 Lake Ka-Ho’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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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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Lake Ka-Ho on the map, 1915 to 1974
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Ka-Ho. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915Mount Olive sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Ka-Ho.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Lake Ka-Ho itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Questions about Lake Ka-Ho’s history
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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.