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History · Davenport Center

29% of Davenport Center’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Davenport Center’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 Davenport Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19094 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1982. Watch Davenport Center change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Davenport Center’s history is told.

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On the map

Davenport Center on the map, 1909 to 1982

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

Davenport Center on the 1909 USGS mapDavenport Center on the 1911 USGS mapDavenport Center on the 1943 USGS mapDavenport Center on the 1982 USGS map1909Delhi 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 Davenport Center.

The story so far

Davenport Center, in brief

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

Davenport Center is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Davenport, Delaware County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Davenport Center had a population of 344.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 349 in 2010, 344 in 2020.

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Davenport Center

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

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Jerry Jeff WalkerAmerican country singer · b. 1942
Candace WheelerAmerican interior designer · b. 1827
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Jim MetzlerAmerican actor · b. 1951
Henry E. HuntingtonAmerican businessman · b. 1850
Carleton WatkinsAmerican photographer · b. 1829
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Jason RaizeAmerican actor and singer · b. 1975

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.