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History · Lilydale

Half of Lilydale’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Lilydale was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1896 on and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
0.4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lilydale’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 Lilydale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lilydale’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Lilydale, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 623 to 809 (+30%).

By decade

Lilydale, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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On the map

Lilydale on the map, 1896 to 1951

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

Lilydale on the 1896 USGS mapLilydale on the 1951 USGS map1896St Paul 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 Lilydale.

People over time

Lilydale, census by census

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Grew from 116 people in 1960 to 809 in 2020, 6 times over.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Mendota Heights3 historic placesCSt. Paul117 historic placesA+

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.