On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Longview Heights is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns, #38 of 285 in Washington. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Longview Heights’ overall grade.
Few Washington towns list much on the Register (a typical Washington town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Longview Heights’ 4.6 sits above most of its state (75% of Washington towns have fewer) while its 2 historic buildings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.9 points).
Founding year: our sources. 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 Longview Heights’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Longview Heights. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1921Kalama sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Longview Heights.
The story so far
Longview Heights, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Longview Heights yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Longview Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,033 at the 2020 Census. The CDP is known locally as Columbia Heights.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,851 to 4,033 (+5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Longview Heights is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns, #38 of 285 in Washington. 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 Longview Heights?
One place: the Berwind-Purcell House (listed 2010).
How old are the homes in Longview Heights?
11% of Longview Heights’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.9 points), against a typical 4.3% for a Washington town; the median home was built in 1978.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.
