The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLaguna Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bay County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2020 census, up from 3,932 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Laguna Beach was named for the many coastal dune lakes unique to this area of Northwest Florida.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,932 to 4,330 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Laguna Beach 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Laguna Beach’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Laguna Beach’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFake Post Office, 1946: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Laguna Beach, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 17 historic buildings, because Camp Helen Historic District alone counts 17.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Fake Post Office (1946) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.