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History · River Road

Half of River Road’s homes were built after 1985

Most of River Road was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1938 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940

What stands out about River Road’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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Start River Road’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how River Road’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

River Road, in brief

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

River Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clallam County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, River Road had a population of 495. It is a primarily residential area next to the city of Sequim.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 454 to 495 (+9%).

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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On the map

River Road on the map, 1938 to 1985

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

River Road on the 1938 USGS mapRiver Road on the 1956 USGS mapRiver Road on the 1978 USGS mapRiver Road on the 1985 USGS map1938Dungeness 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 River Road.

People over time

River Road, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 495

Between 450 and 495 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to River Road

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

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Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Avellana Mobile Home Park

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Questions about River Road’s history

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From 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.