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History · Strathmore

Half of Strathmore’s homes were built after 1967

Most of Strathmore was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1970.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 4.0

What stands out about Strathmore’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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Start Strathmore’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Strathmore’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Strathmore on the map, 1888 to 1995

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

Strathmore on the 1888 USGS mapStrathmore on the 1893 USGS mapStrathmore on the 1901 USGS mapStrathmore on the 1947 USGS mapStrathmore on the 1954 USGS mapStrathmore on the 1970 USGS mapStrathmore on the 1995 USGS map1888Sandy Hook 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 Strathmore.

The story so far

Strathmore, in brief

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

Strathmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Aberdeen Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 7,225. Strathmore was built starting in the early 1960s by Levitt & Sons, marketed as a higher-end version of the Levittown communities that the firm was known for. The 2,000 new homes in the development led to a jump in the township's population of 10,000 over the decade, a jump of more than 140%.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 7,258 in 2010, 7,225 in 2020.

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

By decade

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People over time

Strathmore, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,000198020002020Peak: 7,674

Between 6,740 and 7,674 people in every census since 1970.

5 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Strathmore

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

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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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 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.