More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #590 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Palmhurst was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1999. Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1970.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Palmhurst is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #590 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Palmhurst’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 Palmhurst’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 Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1966.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Palmhurst’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
Alturas de Azahares ColoniaGlasscock Estates ColoniaGrovewood Estates ColoniaGuerra Ellis Colonia Number 1 and 2Hamlet ColoniaJames Allen ColoniaPalmhurst Estates ColoniaPalmhurst Manor Number 1 ColoniaRush ColoniaSendero ColoniaSpring Gate Estates ColoniaStorylane Colonia
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
People over time
Palmhurst, census by census
Peaked at 4,872 in 2000; 2,601 people lived here in 2020.
6 censuses, 1970–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Palmhurst’s Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Palmhurst, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Palmhurst yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Palmhurst is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Palmhurst had a population of 2,601. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
Palmhurst was established in 1966. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,607 in 2010, 2,601 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Palmhurst, 1963 to 2000
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1966, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1970 counted 120 people here.
How does Palmhurst rank for history?
Palmhurst is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #590 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 Palmhurst?
0.7% of Palmhurst’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1999.
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.
