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History · Henderson

Half of Henderson’s homes were built after 1980

More historic than 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Henderson was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1940 on, and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
0.4%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Henderson’s archive · credits on each photo
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About Henderson’s history

How historic is Henderson?

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More historic than 5% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
History grade

What drives Henderson’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Henderson is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Henderson’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.4% of homes (±0.7) · typical LA town 3.4% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical LA town 3.8 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 5%
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Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Henderson’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (21% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.7 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Henderson’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.
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Start Henderson’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewLouisiana - Boyce through Kinder: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Henderson, in brief

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

Henderson is a town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. Part of the Lafayette metropolitan area, its population was 1,617 at the 2020 U.S. census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,674 to 1,617 (-3%).

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

By decade

Henderson, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Louisiana - Boyce through Kinder1917Louisiana - Boyce through Kinder
1920s–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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Today10 recent
EF2 damage Henderson, LA 20242024EF2 damage Henderson, LA 2024Henderson, Louisiana August 20162016Henderson, Louisiana August 20162016-03-22 17 31 06 Bald Cypress trees draped with Spanish Moss and an old tractor along Canal Street in20162016-03-22 17 31 06 Bald Cypress trees draped with Sp…2016 Louisiana Flood - 1420162016 Louisiana Flood - 14Gator alert in the Atachafalaya Swamp2014Gator alert in the Atachafalaya SwampPorch2011PorchPats Restaurant and Atchafalaya Club2011Pats Restaurant and Atchafalaya ClubMcGee's Landing2011McGee's LandingChasin' Mosquitos2011Chasin' MosquitosCats, Cats, and More Cats outside the Seafood Restaurant2008Cats, Cats, and More Cats outside the Seafood Restaur…
On the map

Henderson on the map, 1940 to 1998

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

Henderson on the 1940 USGS mapHenderson on the 1963 USGS mapHenderson on the 1970 USGS mapHenderson on the 1998 USGS map1940Arnaudville 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 Henderson.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Louisiana - Boyce through Kinder
Retake this viewLouisiana - Boyce through Kinder, 1917

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Henderson’s page.

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People over time

Henderson, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800198020002020Peak: 1,674

Between 1,531 and 1,674 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

Questions about Henderson’s history

How does Henderson rank for history?

Henderson is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Henderson?

0.4% of Henderson’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1980.

Memory lane

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

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (10), the Library of Congress (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.