The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPort Byron is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States and part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area. The population was 1,668 at the time of the 2020 census; up from 1,647 at the 2010 census.
Port Byron was established in 1828. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,647 people in 2010, 1,668 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1976.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Port Byron 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.
Start Port Byron’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Port Byron’s history is told.
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Port Byron, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Port Byron is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Port Byron has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lonestar in Le Claire, 1.2 miles away.
Port Byron 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.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.