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History · Parkdale

Half of Parkdale’s homes were built after 1960

Most of Parkdale was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1960. Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Parkdale’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 Parkdale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 836 in 1970; 159 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Parkdale’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Parkdale’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Parkdale, census by census

02004006008001960198020002020Peak: 836

Peaked at 836 in 1970; 159 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

The story so far

Parkdale, in brief

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

Parkdale is a village in northern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Parkdale had a population of 159.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 170 to 159 (-6%).

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

By decade

Parkdale, decade by decade

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On the map

Parkdale on the map, 1931 to 1982

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

Parkdale on the 1931 USGS mapParkdale on the 1954 USGS mapParkdale on the 1968 USGS mapParkdale on the 1974 USGS mapParkdale on the 1982 USGS map1931Pacific NE 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 Parkdale.

Famous people

Famous people close to Parkdale

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

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Marianne MooreAmerican poet · b. 1887
SlayyyterAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1996
Jim TalentAmerican politician · b. 1956
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Josephine JohnsonAmerican novelist, nature writer, poet · b. 1910
Michael ChandlerAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1986
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Mildred Esther MathiasAmerican botanist, horticulturalist, botanical … · b. 1906
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Parkdale’s history

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 Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.