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History · Cumberland Head

13% of Cumberland Head’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1894 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cumberland Head’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cumberland Head are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18946 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1966. Watch Cumberland Head change.Old housesHalf of Cumberland Head’s homes were built before 1959.
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On the map

Cumberland Head on the map, 1894 to 1966

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

Cumberland Head on the 1894 USGS mapCumberland Head on the 1906 USGS mapCumberland Head on the 1939 USGS mapCumberland Head on the 1941 USGS mapCumberland Head on the 1956 USGS mapCumberland Head on the 1966 USGS map1894Plattsburg 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 Cumberland Head.

The story so far

Cumberland Head, in brief

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

Cumberland Head is a census-designated place and region of the town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cumberland Head had a population of 1,735. Cumberland Head is a peninsula projecting into Lake Champlain, and includes the communities of Rocky Point and Champlain Park. A landing for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company's ferry to Gordon Landing on Grand Isle, Vermont, is near the southern end of Cumberland Head. Cumberland Bay State Park is located at the northern end of the peninsula. There is a historic lighthouse on the end of Cumberland Head.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,627 to 1,735 (+7%).

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

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People over time

Cumberland Head, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80020002020Peak: 1,735

Between 1,494 and 1,735 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Cumberland Head

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

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John DeweyAmerican philosopher, psychologist, and educati… · b. 1859
Jean ArthurAmerican actress · b. 1900
Frances AllenAmerican computer scientist · b. 1932
Grace CoolidgeFirst Lady of the United States from 1923 to 19… · b. 1879
Michael P. AndersonAstronaut, scientist · b. 1959
Jake SullivanAmerican attorney and politician · b. 1976

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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.