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History · LaGrange

LaGrange’s post office opened in 1889, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on and the census since 1940.

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Quick answers

How LaGrange began

When was LaGrange founded?

1889

The LaGrange post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 211 in 19402020 census: 372137 years
Founding year: the first LaGrange post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about LaGrange’s past

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

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The story so far

LaGrange, in brief

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

LaGrange is a town in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 372 at the time of the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1889. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 448 to 372 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

LaGrange, decade by decade

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On the map

LaGrange on the map, 1960 to 1990

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

LaGrange on the 1960 USGS mapLaGrange on the 1990 USGS map1960La Grange sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

LaGrange, census by census

010020030040050019401960198020002020Peak: 448

Between 176 and 448 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Old corners

LaGrange’s post office has been open since 1889.

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

Questions about LaGrange’s history

What year was LaGrange founded?

The LaGrange post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 Wikimedia Commons (3), 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.