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History · Lantana

Lantana dates to 2001

More historic than 5% of U.S. towns · #582 of 642 in Texas. What drives it

Most of Lantana was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2008. Below: maps from 1985 on.

2001founded
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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How Lantana began

When was Lantana founded?

2001

Lantana dates its founding to 2001 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 10,78525 years

How historic is Lantana?

D

More historic than 5% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Lantana’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lantana is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns, #582 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lantana’s overall grade.
Founding era2001, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19401.6% of homes (±2.2) · typical TX town 1.6% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical TX town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 5%
NewerOlder
Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 9%

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 Lantana’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.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 2001.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±2.2 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Lantana’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 Lantana are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lantana’s history is told.

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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Lantana, in brief

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

Lantana is an upscale census-designated place (CDP) and planned community originally developed by Republic Property Group, 8 miles (13 km) south of Denton in unincorporated Denton County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lantana had a population of 10,785. Lantana shares the 76226 ZIP code of Argyle. Approximately one quarter of the populace have an annual household income of greater than $150,000, with 34% having incomes from $75,000-$150,000. Almost half of the Lantana population has a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2004, 2006, 2011 and 2012, Lantana won the People's Choice Award for Community of the Year at the Dallas Homebuilders Association McSAM Awards. Lantana hosts regu…

Lantana was established in 2001. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,874 to 10,785 (+57%).

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.

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On the map

Lantana on the map, 1985 to 1991

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

Lantana on the 1985 USGS mapLantana on the 1991 USGS map1985Denton sheet · 1:100,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lantana

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

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Mckenna GraceAmerican actress and singer · b. 2006
Ann SheridanAmerican actress · b. 1915
Sly StoneAmerican musician, singer, guitarist, and recor… · b. 1943
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Cody LinleyAmerican actor · b. 1989
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Annie IlonzehAmerican actress · b. 1983
Saxon SharbinoAmerican actress · b. 1999
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

BartonvilleIts storyC−Copper Canyon1 historic placeDDouble OakIts storyD

Questions about Lantana’s history

What year was Lantana founded?

In 2001, according to Wikidata.

How does Lantana rank for history?

Lantana is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns, #582 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 Lantana?

2% of Lantana’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.2 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 2008.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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.