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History · Star Harbor

Half of Star Harbor’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Star Harbor was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1960 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Star Harbor’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 Star Harbor are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Star Harbor, in brief

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

Star Harbor is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 482 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 444 to 482 (+9%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Star Harbor on the map, 1960 to 1980

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

Star Harbor on the 1960 USGS mapStar Harbor on the 1972 USGS mapStar Harbor on the 1980 USGS map1960Malakoff 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 Star Harbor.

People over time

Star Harbor, census by census

0100200300400500198020002020Peak: 482

Between 310 and 482 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

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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, 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.