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History · North Miami

North Miami’s post office opened in 1913, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1920.

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How North Miami began

When was North Miami founded?

1913

The North Miami post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 483 in 19202020 census: 290113 years
Founding year: the first North Miami post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Miami’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 North Miami are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1982. Watch North Miami change.Old housesHalf of North Miami’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Miami’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

North Miami on the map, 1907 to 1982

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

North Miami on the 1907 USGS mapNorth Miami on the 1961 USGS mapNorth Miami on the 1982 USGS map1907Wyandotte sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Miami.

The story so far

North Miami, in brief

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

North Miami is a town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 290 at the 2020 census. The town is primarily a bedroom community for several larger towns in the county.

Its first post office opened in 1913. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 374 to 290 (-22%).

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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People over time

North Miami, census by census

0100200300400500600192019401960198020002020Peak: 544

Between 290 and 544 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to North Miami

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

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David FallDiver · b. 1902
Don PorterActor · b. 1912
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Lee ScottAmerican businessman · b. 1949
Jake LaTurnerAmerican politician · b. 1988
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Lucien BallardAmerican cinematographer · b. 1904
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Judy FarrellAmerican actress and screenwriter · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about North Miami’s history

What year was North Miami founded?

The North Miami post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.