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History · Moorland

Moorland dates to 1959

Most of Moorland was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1960.

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How Moorland began

When was Moorland founded?

1959

Moorland dates its founding to 1959 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 599 in 19602020 census: 43367 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Moorland’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 Moorland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 705 in 1970; 433 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1981. Watch Moorland change.Old housesHalf of Moorland’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moorland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Moorland, census by census

01002003004005006007001960198020002020Peak: 705

Peaked at 705 in 1970; 433 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

On the map

Moorland on the map, 1905 to 1981

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

Moorland on the 1905 USGS mapMoorland on the 1912 USGS mapMoorland on the 1951 USGS mapMoorland on the 1960 USGS mapMoorland on the 1971 USGS mapMoorland on the 1981 USGS map1905Prospect 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 Moorland.

The story so far

Moorland, in brief

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

Moorland is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Moorland had a population of 433.

Moorland was established in 1959. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 431 in 2010, 433 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Moorland, 1905 to 1970

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1959
    FoundingMoorland is established
  4. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 705
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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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Moorland’s history

What year was Moorland founded?

In 1959, according to Wikidata. the census of 1960 counted 599 people here.

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