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History · Redmond

Redmond dates to 1875, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Redmond Town Hall and the Redmond Hotel. Below: maps from 1966 on and the census since 1880.

1875founded
2on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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How Redmond began

When was Redmond founded?

1875

Redmond dates its founding to 1875 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 158 in 18802020 census: 762151 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1887.

What stands out about Redmond’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 Redmond 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 Redmond’s history is told.

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The story so far

Redmond, in brief

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

Redmond is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 762 at the 2020 census. Redmond was first settled in 1876, and named for red mounds to the west of the town.

Redmond was established in 1875. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 730 to 762 (+4%).

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

Timeline

Redmond, 1875 to 1966

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1875
    FoundingRedmond is established
  3. 1879BuiltRedmond Hotel is built
  4. 1881BuiltRedmond Town Hall is built
  5. 1887Post officeThe Redmond post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Redmond, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Redmond Utah town hall2010Redmond Utah town hallRedmond Hotel2010Redmond HotelRealSalt2008RealSalt
On the map

Redmond on the map, 1966 to 1981

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

Redmond on the 1966 USGS mapRedmond on the 1981 USGS map1966Redmond 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 Redmond.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Redmond

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1976
Redmond Town Hall
Redmond Town Hall, built 1881Redmond Hotel, built 1879
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Federal1
Scandinavian1
Vernacular1
Victorian1
Redmond Town HallFederal · Built 1881
Redmond HotelVernacular · Built 1879

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Redmond, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 788

Between 158 and 788 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Redmond

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

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Jake GarnAmerican politician and general · b. 1932
Art AcordAmerican silent film actor, stuntman, ranch hand · b. 1890
Walter Frederick MorrisonInventor of the Frisbee · b. 1920
Mary ThurmanAmerican actress · b. 1895
Culbert OlsonAmerican politician · b. 1876
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Joseph HansenAmerican Trotskyist and leading figure in the S… · b. 1910

Questions about Redmond’s history

What year was Redmond founded?

In 1875, according to Wikidata. Redmond’s post office opened in 1887, and the census of 1880 counted 158 people here.

What is on the National Register in Redmond?

Two places: the Redmond Town Hall (listed 1976) and the Redmond Hotel (1980).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.