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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Englewood, Kansas (1896)Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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History · Englewood

Englewood dates to 1884, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1972 on, and the census since 1890.

1884founded
0on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Englewood began, and where its name came from

When was Englewood founded?

1884

Englewood dates its founding to 1884 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 175 in 18902020 census: 58142 years

How did Englewood get its name?

Englewood was named after the Chicago neighbourhood of Englewood, Illinois.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1885. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Englewood’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 518 in 1910; 58 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Englewood’s homes were built before 1942.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Englewood’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Com…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Englewood, census by census

01002003004005001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 518

Peaked at 518 in 1910; 58 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story

How Englewood came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Englewood.

Read it all →

Englewood was founded in 1884 as a stop for cattle drives along the Texas Trail on the way to Dodge City. It was named after the Chicago neighbourhood of Englewood, Illinois. The first post office in Englewood was established in 1885. The Panic of 1893 caused failure of farms and the agricultural economy of the region, which did not recover until a local rancher donated land to the town in 1906. Two years later, much of the new business district was destroyed by fire.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Englewood, 1884 to 1972

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1884
    FoundingEnglewood is established
  3. 1885Post officeThe Englewood post office opens
  4. 1896In the archiveAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Englewood, Kansas (1896)
  5. 20th century
  6. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 518
  7. 1972On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Englewood, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1890s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s1 item
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Englewood, Kansas (1896)1896Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at …
1900s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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On the map

Englewood on the map, 1972 to 1985

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

Englewood on the 1972 USGS mapEnglewood on the 1985 USGS map1972Englewood 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 Englewood.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Englewood, Kansas (1896)
Retake this viewAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Englewood, Kansas (1896), 1896

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Questions about Englewood’s history

What year was Englewood founded?

In 1884, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Englewood’s post office opened in 1885, and the census of 1890 counted 175 people here.

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Sources

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.