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History · Haviland

3 of Haviland’s places are on the National Register

Most of Haviland was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: maps from 1898 on and the census since 2000.

3on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Haviland’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 Haviland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18984 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1980. Watch Haviland change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Haviland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Haviland on the map, 1898 to 1980

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

Haviland on the 1898 USGS mapHaviland on the 1934 USGS mapHaviland on the 1963 USGS mapHaviland on the 1980 USGS map1898Rhinebeck 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 Haviland.

The story so far

Haviland, in brief

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

Haviland is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,174 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Haviland is in the southern portion of the town of Hyde Park. The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site is located within the community.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,634 to 4,174 (+15%).

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

By decade

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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On the National Register

3 listings protect 10 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.

places listed
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National Historic Landmark
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none yet
historic buildings protected
10
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Haviland, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50020002020Peak: 4,174

Between 3,634 and 4,174 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Haviland

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

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Lee MillerAmerican photographer and photojournalist · b. 1907
Tom HollandAmerican scriptwriter and director · b. 1943
Bill DukeAmerican actor and director · b. 1943
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Charlie PlummerAmerican actor · b. 1999
Elisa DonovanAmerican actress · b. 1971
James Kirke PauldingAmerican writer · b. 1778
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Fairview2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Haviland’s history

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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.