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History · Baldwin Park

15% of Baldwin Park’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Baldwin Park’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Baldwin Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Baldwin Park, in brief

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Baldwin Park is a village in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 85 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 92 to 85 (-8%).

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

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On the map

Baldwin Park on the map, 1954 to 1990

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

Baldwin Park on the 1954 USGS mapBaldwin Park on the 1975 USGS mapBaldwin Park on the 1990 USGS map1954Strasburg sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

Baldwin Park, census by census

0100198020002020Peak: 126

Between 85 and 126 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

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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, 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.