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History · Edmundson

Edmundson dates to 1948

Most of Edmundson was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957. Below: maps from 1933 on and the census since 1950.

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How Edmundson began

When was Edmundson founded?

1948

Edmundson dates its founding to 1948 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1950.

First census: 621 in 19502020 census: 86078 years
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What stands out about Edmundson’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 Edmundson are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 2,298 in 1970; 860 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Edmundson’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Edmundson’s history is told.

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People over time

Edmundson, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5001960198020002020Peak: 2,298

Peaked at 2,298 in 1970; 860 people lived here in 2020.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

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

The story

How Edmundson came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Edmundson.

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In 1941, four days before the events of Pearl Harbor, a subdivision of 156 homes named "Edmundson Terrace" was offered for sale to the public. This was one of St. Louis County's first subdivisions. On May 12, 1948, Edmundson Terrace was incorporated as the Village of Edmundson, a village under Missouri law. By 1965, Edmundson had tripled or quadrupled in area; it had a population of 2500, which included 415 single-family homes, a row of duplexes, and 315 units at the Bobbie Downs Apartments. On the ballot for the 1992 election, Edmundson residents chose to become a fourth class city, effective January 4, 1993.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Edmundson, 1933 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1933On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1948
    FoundingEdmundson is established
  4. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 2,298
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On the map

Edmundson on the map, 1933 to 1993

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

Edmundson on the 1933 USGS mapEdmundson on the 1941 USGS mapEdmundson on the 1954 USGS mapEdmundson on the 1968 USGS mapEdmundson on the 1974 USGS mapEdmundson on the 1993 USGS map1933Clayton 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 Edmundson.

Famous people

Famous people close to Edmundson

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

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Jenifer LewisAmerican actress · b. 1957
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Tyron WoodleyAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1982
Eric SchmittAmerican politician and lawyer · b. 1975
Janet JonesAmerican actress · b. 1961
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David SingmasterBritish mathematician · b. 1938
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Shandi FinnesseyAmerican beauty queen, model, and television ho… · b. 1978
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Edmundson’s history

What year was Edmundson founded?

In 1948, according to Wikidata. the census of 1950 counted 621 people here.

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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 Wikipedia, 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.