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History · Callimont

Callimont dates to 1972

Most of Callimont was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1923 on and the census since 1980.

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How Callimont began

When was Callimont founded?

1972

Callimont dates its founding to 1972 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 32 in 19802020 census: 5654 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.The full story ↓

What stands out about Callimont’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 Callimont are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19234 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1973. Watch Callimont change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Callimont’s history is told.

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On the map

Callimont on the map, 1923 to 1973

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

Callimont on the 1923 USGS mapCallimont on the 1944 USGS mapCallimont on the 1967 USGS mapCallimont on the 1973 USGS map1923Berlin 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 Callimont.

The story

How Callimont came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Callimont.

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The borough was established in 1972 seceding from adjacent Larimer Township. The new borough was created by developers wanting to create a ski resort in the area. Some condominiums were built, land for the ski area was acquired, and a chairlift was constructed, but the full resort was never completed. Since then, most of the borough's services were provided by Larimer Township, including housing the space for the borough's council meetings. The borough is within the Meyersdale Area School District. In 2024, voters in both Callimont and Larimer Township approved a referendum merging the borough into the township effective January 1, 2026.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Callimont, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Callimont Gameland Road2018Callimont Gameland Road
People over time

Callimont, census by census

0198020002020Peak: 56

Between 32 and 56 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Callimont

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

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Edward MooneyCatholic cardinal · b. 1882
Lenore KightAmerican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist · b. 1911
J. Glenn BeallPolitician and United States Army soldier · b. 1894
Charles J. ColganPolitician · b. 1926
Kenneth PrestonUS Army soldier · b. 1957
John Charles ThomasAmerican opera singer · b. 1890
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Larimer TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Callimont’s history

What year was Callimont founded?

In 1972, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1980 counted 32 people here.

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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 (1), Wikipedia, 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.