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More historic than 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Lambert was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1910.
The Lambert post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.
More historic than 7% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lambert is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
Mississippi towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Mississippi town has 71.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lambert’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (19% of Mississippi towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). 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 →
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lambert’s history is told.
Peaked at 1,967 in 2000; 1,273 people lived here in 2020.
12 censuses, 1910–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lambert’s Wikipedia page.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lambert yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Lambert is a town in Quitman County, Mississippi. The population was 1,273 at the 2020 census.
Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,638 to 1,273 (-22%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Born hereSnooky Pryor is born here
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
Born hereAnthony Steen is born hereEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lambert. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lambert.
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
The Lambert post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
Lambert is more historic than 7% 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.
2% of Lambert’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.1 points), against a typical 4.5% for a Mississippi town; the median home was built in 1964.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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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