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History · Harbor View

Harbor View dates to 1921, and 74% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on and the census since 1930.

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Quick answers

How Harbor View began

When was Harbor View founded?

1921

Harbor View dates its founding to 1921 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 292 in 19302020 census: 89105 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1923.

What stands out about Harbor View’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 Harbor View are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19005 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1980. Watch Harbor View change.Old housesHalf of Harbor View’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 392 in 1950; 89 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harbor View’s history is told.

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On the map

Harbor View on the map, 1900 to 1980

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

Harbor View on the 1900 USGS mapHarbor View on the 1934 USGS mapHarbor View on the 1952 USGS mapHarbor View on the 1965 USGS mapHarbor View on the 1980 USGS map1900Maumee Bay 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 Harbor View.

The story so far

Harbor View, in brief

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

Harbor View is a village in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 89 at the 2020 census.

Harbor View was established in 1921. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 123 to 89 (-28%).

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

Timeline

Harbor View, 1900 to 1950

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1900On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1921
    FoundingHarbor View is established
  4. 1923Post officeThe Harbor View post office opens
  5. 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 392
By decade

Harbor View, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Harbor View village hall2015Harbor View village hallMap of Lucas County Ohio Highlighting Harbor View Village2015Map of Lucas County Ohio Highlighting Harbor View Vil…MapOHMap-doton-Harbor View2004OHMap-doton-Harbor View
People over time

Harbor View, census by census

010020030040019401960198020002020Peak: 392

Peaked at 392 in 1950; 89 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Harbor View

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

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Katie HolmesAmerican actress · b. 1978
Adrianne PalickiAmerican actress · b. 1983
Alyson StonerAmerican actor, singer and dancer · b. 1993
Anita BakerAmerican singer · b. 1958
Lyman SpitzerAmerican astronomer · b. 1914
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Philip Baker HallAmerican actor · b. 1931
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Harbor View’s history

What year was Harbor View founded?

In 1921, according to Wikidata. Harbor View’s post office opened in 1923, and the census of 1930 counted 292 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.