On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Alpine is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Alpine’s overall grade.
Wyoming towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wyoming town has 25.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Alpine’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Wyoming towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1988.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±2.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Alpine’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alpine yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Alpine is a town in the northwest corner of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States; adjacent to the Idaho border, the northwest end of the Alpine Airport's single runway extends into Idaho. The population was 1,220 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1988.
Alpine was established in 1988. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 828 to 1,220 (+47%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
In 1988, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town.
How does Alpine rank for history?
Alpine is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns. 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.
How old are the homes in Alpine?
2% of Alpine’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.8 points), against a typical 12% for a Wyoming town; the median home was built in 1996.
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 (6) 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.
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