More historic than 16% of U.S. towns · #87 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Most of Pleasant View was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1890.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1888.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Pleasant View’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pleasant View is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #87 of 119 in Utah. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasant View’s overall grade.
Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Pleasant View’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah 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 1850.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±2.6 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 Pleasant View’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The city was considered part of North Ogden for its first 30 years, Pleasant View was known during its early days by several names, including West District, Hot Springs District, Stringtown, or simply Out West. The city was officially named Pleasant View in 1882 by Wilford Cragun, one of the first white children born in the area. Mary Lake, daughter of William Bailey Lake and Sarah Jane Marler was born in North Ogden, 15 December 1851. Other early settlers were Thomas Dunn, John Mower, and Simeon Cragun's families.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pleasant View. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1955North Ogden 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 Pleasant View.
People over time
Pleasant View, census by census
Grew from 336 people in 1890 to 11,083 in 2020, more than tenfold.
14 censuses, 1890–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Pleasant View’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Pleasant View
Nobody well known was born in Pleasant View itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1850, according to Wikidata. Pleasant View’s post office opened in 1888, and the census of 1890 counted 336 people here.
How does Pleasant View rank for history?
Pleasant View is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #87 of 119 in Utah. 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 Pleasant View?
2% of Pleasant View’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.6 points), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2003.
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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
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