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West Point dates to 1867, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 30% of U.S. towns · #65 of 119 in Utah. What drives it

Most of West Point was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Its Register listing is the Salt Lake South East and North West Base Monuments (Salt Lake Base Line). Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1900.

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Quick answers

How West Point began

When was West Point founded?

1867

West Point dates its founding to 1867 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 227 in 19002020 census: 10,963159 years

How historic is West Point?

C

More historic than 30% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
History grade

What drives West Point’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, West Point is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns, #65 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of West Point’s overall grade.
Founding era1867, from Wikidata: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19404.5% of homes (±6.5) · typical UT town 2.8% · U.S. 8.4%CNational Register1 listing, 0.8 per 10,000 residents · typical UT town 3.0 · U.S. 2.4B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 30%
NewerOlder
Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 46%

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 West Point’s 0.8 sits near the middle of its state (42% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.5 points). Two sources give 1867.

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 West Point’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 West Point are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages15 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
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Start West Point’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Point’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Bingham EstatesBrimhall EstatesEdgehill EstatesEquestrian RanchettesFrew EstatesFuitHenry OlesonNew Hampton ManorOakcrest EstatesPage EstatesSandridge EstatesSky West EstatesStuartThurgood EstatesValley West Ranches
1cemetery inside West Point
West Point

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

West Point, in brief

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

West Point is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,511 at the 2010 census, up from 6,033 in 2000. The population in the 2020 census was 10,963. The city has experienced quick growth centered primarily around single-family residential construction. West Point was first settled in March 1867. The community was named after the United States Military Academy at West Point. Before it was incorporated, the region was informally called "South Hooper" and "Muskrat Springs".

West Point was established in 1867. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,511 to 10,963 (+15%).

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

Timeline

West Point, 1867 to 1987

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1867
    FoundingWest Point is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1987Born hereShonduras is born here
By decade

West Point, decade by decade

Today8 recent
SL NW Base Monument2018SL NW Base MonumentHealth assignment 0062011Health assignment 006Health assignment 0052011Health assignment 005Health assignment 0042011Health assignment 004Health assignment 0032011Health assignment 003Health assignment 0022011Health assignment 002Health assignment 0012011Health assignment 001West Point Utah Municipal Center2008West Point Utah Municipal Center
On the map

West Point on the map, 1955 to 1991

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

West Point on the 1955 USGS mapWest Point on the 1972 USGS mapWest Point on the 1991 USGS map1955Clearfield 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 West Point.

On the National Register

1 historic place in West Point

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2018
Salt Lake South East and North West Base Monume…
Salt Lake South East and North West Base Monuments (Salt Lake Base Line)
Objects
All 1 listings
Salt Lake South East and North West Base Monuments (Salt Lake Base Line)Object · listed 2018

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

People over time

West Point, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000190019201940196019802000202010,963

Grew from 227 people in 1900 to 10,963 in 2020, more than tenfold.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

ClintonIts storyDSyracuseIts storyD

Questions about West Point’s history

What year was West Point founded?

In 1867, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1900 counted 227 people here.

How does West Point rank for history?

West Point is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns, #65 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.

What is on the National Register in West Point?

One place: the Salt Lake South East and North West Base Monuments (Salt Lake Base Line) (listed 2018).

How old are the homes in West Point?

5% of West Point’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.5 points), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2001.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (8), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.