Half of Crandon Lakes’ homes were built after 1966
Most of Crandon Lakes was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. Below: maps from 1891 on and the census since 1980.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Crandon Lakes. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1891Wallpack 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 Crandon Lakes.
The story so far
Crandon Lakes, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crandon Lakes yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Crandon Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) split between Hampton Township and Stillwater Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Crandon Lakes had a population of 1,120.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,178 to 1,120 (-5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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.
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