Half of Homestead Meadows North’s homes were built after 1996
More historic than 11% of U.S. towns · #455 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Homestead Meadows North was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1939 on and the census since 2000.
What drives Homestead Meadows North’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Homestead Meadows North is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #455 of 642 in Texas. 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 Homestead Meadows North’s 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 Homestead Meadows North’s 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 (±1.5 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 Homestead Meadows North’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
East Wind Estates ColoniaFern Village Number 1 ColoniaHomestead MeadowsMcCracken Estates ColoniaMontana Land Estates ColoniaPaso del Rey Number 2 ColoniaPaso View ColoniaPaso View Number 2 ColoniaPaso View West Colonia
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Homestead Meadows North, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Homestead Meadows North yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Homestead Meadows North is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Homestead Meadows North had a population of 5,210. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 5,124 in 2010, 5,210 in 2020.
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 Homestead Meadows North. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1939Heuco Tanks 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 Homestead Meadows North.
People over time
Homestead Meadows North, census by census
Between 4,232 and 5,210 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Homestead Meadows North’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Homestead Meadows North
Nobody well known was born in Homestead Meadows North itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
How does Homestead Meadows North rank for history?
Homestead Meadows North is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #455 of 642 in Texas. 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 Homestead Meadows North?
1% of Homestead Meadows North’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.5 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1996.
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.
