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History · Hilmar-Irwin

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hilmar-Irwin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,164.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 5,197 people in 2010, 5,164 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hilmar-Irwin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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GLGeorge LucasModesto · 18 miMark SpitzMark SpitzModesto · 18 miBoaz MyhillBoaz MyhillModesto · 18 miJack AngelJack AngelModesto · 18 miAnn VenemanAnn VenemanModesto · 18 miCy YoungCy YoungModesto · 18 mi
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Hilmar-Irwin, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hilmar-Irwin is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hilmar-Irwin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Turlock Carnegie Library in Turlock, 6.3 miles away.

Hilmar-Irwin and the nearest listed places

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Turlock Carnegie LibraryTurlock High School Auditorium and GymnasiumBloss MansionDaniel Whitmore HouseBuhach Grammar SchoolPlaza Building

Closest to Hilmar-Irwin

Turlock Carnegie LibraryTurlock · Built 19166.3miTurlock High School Auditorium and GymnasiumTurlock · Building6.6miBloss MansionAtwater · Building14miDaniel Whitmore HouseCeres · Building14miBuhach Grammar SchoolMcSwain · Mission Revival15.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Turlock Carnegie Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hilmar-Irwin?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hilmar-Irwin’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Livingston📜 Turlock📜 Newman📜 Gustine
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