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History · Labish Village

21% of Labish Village’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1923 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940

What stands out about Labish Village’s past

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Labish Village’s history is told.

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The story so far

Labish Village, in brief

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

Labish Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 454 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 412 to 454 (+10%).

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

On the map

Labish Village on the map, 1923 to 1985

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

Labish Village on the 1923 USGS mapLabish Village on the 1940 USGS mapLabish Village on the 1957 USGS mapLabish Village on the 1970 USGS mapLabish Village on the 1985 USGS map1923Mount Angel 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 Labish Village.

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People over time

Labish Village, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 454

Between 376 and 454 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

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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) 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.