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History · Strathmoor Village

Strathmoor Village dates to 1928, and 67% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1940.

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67%homes built before 1940
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How Strathmoor Village began

When was Strathmoor Village founded?

1928

Strathmoor Village dates its founding to 1928 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 471 in 19402020 census: 68498 years
Founding year: Wikidata.The full story ↓

What stands out about Strathmoor Village’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 Strathmoor Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Strathmoor Village’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19076 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1994. Watch Strathmoor Village change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Strathmoor Village’s history is told.

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The story

How Strathmoor Village came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Strathmoor Village.

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Strathmoor Village annexed the city of Strathmoor Gardens in 1993.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the map

Strathmoor Village on the map, 1907 to 1994

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

Strathmoor Village on the 1907 USGS mapStrathmoor Village on the 1951 USGS mapStrathmoor Village on the 1960 USGS mapStrathmoor Village on the 1971 USGS mapStrathmoor Village on the 1982 USGS mapStrathmoor Village on the 1994 USGS map1907Louisville 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 Strathmoor Village.

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

Strathmoor Village, census by census

010020030040050060070019401960198020002020Peak: 684

Between 361 and 684 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

KingsleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Strathmoor Village’s history

What year was Strathmoor Village founded?

In 1928, according to Wikidata. the census of 1940 counted 471 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 Wikipedia, 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.