Most of Beverly Hills was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 1940.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Beverly Hills is more historic than 22% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Beverly Hills’ overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Beverly Hills’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas 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 is a Census survey estimate (±5.4 points).
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 Beverly Hills’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Beverly Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Beverly Hills is an enclave city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Waco and is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,995 to 1,878 (-6%).
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.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beverly Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1931Elm Mott 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 Beverly Hills.
People over time
Beverly Hills, census by census
Between 237 and 2,289 people in every census since 1940.
9 censuses, 1940–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Beverly Hills’ Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Beverly Hills
Nobody well known was born in Beverly Hills itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Beverly Hills’ history
How does Beverly Hills rank for history?
Beverly Hills is more historic than 22% 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 Beverly Hills?
6% of Beverly Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.4 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1959.
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, 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.
