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History · Hannaford

Hannaford dates to 1883, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1910.

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47%homes built before 1940
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How Hannaford began

When was Hannaford founded?

1883

Hannaford dates its founding to 1883 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 340 in 19102020 census: 126143 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1886.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hannaford’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 Hannaford are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 431 in 1920; 126 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Hannaford’s homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hannaford’s history is told.

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People over time

Hannaford, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 431

Peaked at 431 in 1920; 126 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story

How Hannaford came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hannaford.

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Hannaford was founded in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named in honor of J. M. Hannaford, a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Hannaford since 1886.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hannaford, 1883 to 1961

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883
    FoundingHannaford is established
  3. 1886Post officeThe Hannaford post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 431
  6. 1961On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Hannaford on the map, 1961 to 1985

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

Hannaford on the 1961 USGS mapHannaford on the 1985 USGS map1961Hannaford 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 Hannaford.

Questions about Hannaford’s history

What year was Hannaford founded?

In 1883, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hannaford’s post office opened in 1886, and the census of 1910 counted 340 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), 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.