Most of Moose Wilson Road was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Moose Wilson Road is more historic than 41% of U.S. towns. 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 Moose Wilson Road’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 Moose Wilson Road’s 124 sits above most of its state (91% of Wyoming towns have fewer) while its 19 historic buildings outnumber those of 79% 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 (±0.9 points) is firm at this size.
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 Moose Wilson Road’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 Moose Wilson Road yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Moose Wilson Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,661 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jackson, WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,821 to 1,661 (-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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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Moose Wilson Road. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1968Teton Village 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 Moose Wilson Road.
On the National Register
1 listing protects 19 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Moose Wilson Road is more historic than 41% 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.
What is on the National Register in Moose Wilson Road?
One place: the Snake River Ranch (listed 2004).
How old are the homes in Moose Wilson Road?
0.0% of Moose Wilson Road’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 12% for a Wyoming town; the median home was built in 1986.
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, 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.
