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History · North Cleveland

North Cleveland was first counted by the census in 1970

Most of North Cleveland was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1970.

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How North Cleveland began

When was North Cleveland founded?

1970

North Cleveland first appears in the census in 1970.

First census: 404 in 19702020 census: 22556 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about North Cleveland’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 North Cleveland 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 North Cleveland’s history is told.

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The story so far

North Cleveland, in brief

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

North Cleveland is a city within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 225 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 247 to 225 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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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

North Cleveland on the map, 1958 to 1997

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

North Cleveland on the 1958 USGS mapNorth Cleveland on the 1976 USGS mapNorth Cleveland on the 1997 USGS map1958Cleveland 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 North Cleveland.

People over time

North Cleveland, census by census

0100200300400198020002020Peak: 404

Between 176 and 404 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to North Cleveland

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

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Chad HedrickAmerican speed skater · b. 1977
Colin EdwardsAmerican motorcycle racer · b. 1974
James E. GunnAmerican astronomer · b. 1938
Josh BeckettMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1980
Price DanielAmerican judge and Texas Governor · b. 1910
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Annette Gordon-ReedAmerican historian · b. 1958
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about North Cleveland’s history

What year was North Cleveland founded?

The North Cleveland post office opened in 1970, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.