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History · Pimlico

Half of Pimlico’s homes were built after 1986

More historic than 2% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Pimlico was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1950 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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About Pimlico’s history

How historic is Pimlico?

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More historic than 2% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Pimlico’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pimlico is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pimlico’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±2.2) · typical SC town 3.5% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical SC town 3.2 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 2%
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South Carolina towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical South Carolina town has 3.2 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Pimlico’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of South Carolina towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.2 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Pimlico’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 Pimlico are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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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 map

Pimlico on the map, 1950 to 1971

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

Pimlico on the 1950 USGS mapPimlico on the 1971 USGS map1950Kittredge sheet · 1:24,000

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Pimlico PlantationlocalePlexico Plantationlocale

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Pimlico’s history

How does Pimlico rank for history?

Pimlico is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Pimlico?

0.0% of Pimlico’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.2 points), against a typical 3.5% for a South Carolina town; the median home was built in 1986.

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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).

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.