Most of Star Valley Ranch was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1999. Below: maps from 1921 on and the census since 2000.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
History grade
What drives Star Valley Ranch’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Star Valley Ranch is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Star Valley Ranch’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 Star Valley Ranch’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.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±1.1 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 2005.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Star Valley Ranch’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 Star Valley Ranch yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Star Valley Ranch is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,866 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated on November 8, 2005; at the 2000 census, it was only a census-designated place (CDP).
Star Valley Ranch was established in 2005. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,503 to 1,866 (+24%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Star Valley Ranch. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1921Afton sheet · 1:125,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Star Valley Ranch.
People over time
Star Valley Ranch, census by census
Grew from 776 people in 2000 to 1,866 in 2020.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Star Valley Ranch’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Star Valley Ranch
Nobody well known was born in Star Valley Ranch itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 2005, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 2000 counted 776 people here.
How does Star Valley Ranch rank for history?
Star Valley Ranch is among the newest 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 Star Valley Ranch?
0.0% of Star Valley Ranch’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.1 points), against a typical 12% for a Wyoming town; the median home was built in 1999.
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 (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.
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