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History · Harvey

Harvey’s post office opened in 1860

Most of Harvey was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1932 on and the census since 1980.

1860first post office
0on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
Quick answers

How Harvey began

When was Harvey founded?

1860

The Harvey post office opened in 1860, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 1,341 in 19802020 census: 3,244166 years
Founding year: the first Harvey post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Harvey’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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

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The story so far

Harvey, in brief

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

Harvey is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,244 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,393 in 2010, before the CDP was enlarged by the Census Bureau. The CDP is located within Chocolay and Sands townships. Originally called "Harvey Location", the community is a southwest suburb of Marquette at the junction of U.S. Route 41 and M-28.

Its first post office opened in 1860. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,393 to 3,244 (+133%).

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

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On the map

Harvey on the map, 1932 to 1985

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

Harvey on the 1932 USGS mapHarvey on the 1952 USGS mapHarvey on the 1985 USGS map1932Harvey NE sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Harvey.

People over time

Harvey, census by census

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Grew from 1,341 people in 1980 to 3,244 in 2020.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Harvey

Nobody well known was born in Harvey itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Questions about Harvey’s history

What year was Harvey founded?

The Harvey post office opened in 1860, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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.