More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #38 of 42 in Nevada. What drives it
Most of Sunrise Manor was built recently: 0.3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1970.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Sunrise Manor is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #38 of 42 in Nevada. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Sunrise Manor’s overall grade.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Sunrise Manor ranks #395 on History.
Few Nevada towns list much on the Register (a typical Nevada town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Sunrise Manor’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (29% of Nevada towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Newer cities are common at Sunrise Manor’s size: in the typical U.S. city of 100,000 or more, 5% of homes predate 1940.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1957.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.1 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 →
What stands out about Sunrise Manor’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
In 1957, North Las Vegas was planning for annexation of the area; the Clark County Commission did not approve of it and so created Sunrise Manor in May of the same year. It originally only consisted of the northern fraction of its modern-day boundary. By the time of the 1970 Census, the census-designated place of Vegas Creek was formed to the south of Sunrise Manor. It was dissolved in 1980, and added to Sunrise Manor the same year, roughly making Sunrise Manor's boundaries similar to its modern-day borders.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sunrise Manor. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1952Las Vegas 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 Sunrise Manor.
People over time
Sunrise Manor, census by census
Grew from 10,886 people in 1970 to 205,618 in 2020, more than tenfold.
6 censuses, 1970–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sunrise Manor’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Sunrise Manor
Nobody well known was born in Sunrise Manor itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1957, according to Wikidata. the census of 1970 counted 10,886 people here.
How does Sunrise Manor rank for history?
Sunrise Manor is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #38 of 42 in Nevada. 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.
How old are the homes in Sunrise Manor?
0.3% of Sunrise Manor’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.3% for a Nevada town; the median home was built in 1991.
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), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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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