The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLa Vina (Spanish: La Viña, meaning "The Vine") is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States. It is located 8 miles (13 km) by road south-southwest of Madera, at an elevation of 230 feet (70 m). The population was 637 at the 2020 census, up from 279 in 2010. A post office operated at La Vina from 1891 to 1895.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 279 to 637 (+128%). Half of its homes were built before 1990.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of La Vina 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Vina’s history is told.
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La Vina, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in La Vina is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean La Vina has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Madera County Courthouse in Madera, 6.2 miles away.
La Vina and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.