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Hustler’s post office opened in 1891, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1919 on and the census since 1920.

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How Hustler began

When was Hustler founded?

1891

The Hustler post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 163 in 19202020 census: 162135 years
Founding year: the first Hustler post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Hustler’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 Hustler are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19194 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1983. Watch Hustler change.Old housesHalf of Hustler’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hustler’s history is told.

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On the map

Hustler on the map, 1919 to 1983

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

Hustler on the 1919 USGS mapHustler on the 1921 USGS mapHustler on the 1962 USGS mapHustler on the 1983 USGS map1919Kendall 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 Hustler.

The story

How Hustler came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hustler.

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A post office called Hustler was established in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985. The village was so named from the fact its original settlers were hustlers (i.e. "one full of energy and push"). Hustler has been noted for its unusual place name.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hustler, 1891 to 1985

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891Post officeThe Hustler post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1919On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1985Post officeThe Hustler post office closes
By decade

Hustler, decade by decade

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People over time

Hustler, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 194

Between 113 and 194 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Hustler had its own post office from 1891 to 1985.

Hustler
1891–1985
18901960today
1cemetery inside Hustler
Hustler

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

Questions about Hustler’s history

What year was Hustler founded?

The Hustler post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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), Wikipedia, 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.