Wakefield’s post office opened in 1903, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

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

1. 19th century
2. 1858Post officeThe Wakefield Station post office opens
3. 1864Born hereHenry W. Holt is born here
4. 20th century
5. 1903Post officeThe Wakefield Station post office closes
6. 1903Post officeThe Wakefield post office opens
7. 1944On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
8. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 1,355

1944Ivor sheet · 1:24,000

194419681979▶ Play

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wakefield.

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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 →