Most of Calverton Park was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957. Below: maps from 1927 on and the census since 1940.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Calverton Park is more historic than 19% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Calverton Park’s overall grade.
Missouri towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Missouri town has 2.4 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Calverton Park’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Missouri 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 is a Census survey estimate (±4.1 points).
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 Calverton Park’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Peaked at 2,025 in 1970; 1,143 people lived here in 2020.
9 censuses, 1940–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Calverton Park’s Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Calverton Park, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Calverton Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Calverton Park is a city in Ferguson Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,143 at the 2020 census. The Village of Calverton Park incorporated as the City of Calverton Park in 2014.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,293 to 1,143 (-12%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Calverton Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1927St Charles 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 Calverton Park.
Famous people
Famous people close to Calverton Park
Nobody well known was born in Calverton Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Calverton Park is more historic than 19% 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 Calverton Park?
6% of Calverton Park’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.1 points), against a typical 8.4% for a Missouri town; the median home was built in 1957.
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 (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.
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