More historic than 4% of U.S. towns · #588 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Palmview was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1916 on and the census since 1980.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Palmview is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns, #588 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 Palmview’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 Palmview’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 1978.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 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 Palmview’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
Akin Development ColoniaAlysonders Estates ColoniaAriel Hinojosa ColoniaBasham Number 15 ColoniaBasham Number 18 ColoniaBasham Number 19 ColoniaBreyfogle Park Colonia Number 1Country Corner Estates ColoniaCountry Grove Estates ColoniaCuatro Vientos ColoniaDinas ColoniaEbony Hollow Colonia Number 1Expressway Acres ColoniaEzequiel Acevedo ColoniaEzequiel Acevedo Junior Colonia Number 2Garza Estates ColoniaHilda ColoniaJ and O ColoniaLa Camellia ColoniaLa Camellia Colonia ALa Homa Road ColoniaLakeside ColoniaLoma Linda Heights ColoniaLos Trevinos Colonia
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Palmview’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Palmview yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Palmview is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Its population is 17,410 as of the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
Palmview was established in 1978. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,460 to 15,830 (+190%).
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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In 1978, according to Wikidata. the census of 1980 counted 683 people here.
How does Palmview rank for history?
Palmview is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns, #588 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 Palmview?
1% of Palmview’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 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.
