The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Estral Beach.
Estral Beach was incorporated as a village in 1925. It was named after the Spanish word for "star".
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History · Estral Beach
Estral Beach dates to 1925, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1942 on and the census since 1940.
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22%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Estral Beach began, and where its name came from
When was Estral Beach founded?
1925
Estral Beach dates its founding to 1925 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1940.
First census: 78 in 19402020 census: 403101 years
How did Estral Beach get its name?
Estral Beach was named after the Spanish word for "star".
Founding year: Wikipedia. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
What stands out about Estral Beach’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Estral Beach’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Estral Beach’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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Estral Beach on the map, 1942 to 1981
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Estral Beach. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1942Estral Beach sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Estral Beach.
People over time
Estral Beach, census by census
Between 78 and 486 people in every census since 1940.
9 censuses, 1940–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Estral Beach’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Estral Beach itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Estral Beach’s history
What year was Estral Beach founded?
In 1925, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1940 counted 78 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 Wikipedia, 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.