Affton

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Affton
Affton, Missouri.jpg
Location in Missouri
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Basic data
State : United States
State : Missouri
County : St. Louis County
Coordinates : 38 ° 33 ′  N , 90 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 33 ′  N , 90 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 20,307 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,706.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.9 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 )
Height : 188 m
Postal code : 63123
Area code : +1 314
FIPS : 29-00280
GNIS ID : 755674

Affton is a settlement on a community-free area, which is listed as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes . Affton is located in St. Louis County in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri and is part of the metropolitan region Greater St. Louis . In 2010 Affton had 20,307 inhabitants.

geography

Affton is located in the southwestern suburb of St. Louis about three kilometers west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . Affton is at 38 ° 33'02 "north latitude and 90 ° 19'59" west longitude. Affton extends over 11.9 km² and is located in the Concord Township .

Places immediately bordering Affton are Marlborough in the north, Wilbur Park and Bella Villa in the east, Lemay in the southeast, Green Park in the southwest and Lakeshire and Grantwood Village in the west. The center of the city of St. Louis is 19 km northeast.

traffic

Interstate 55 , which runs from St. Louis to Memphis , runs along the southeastern outskirts . Missouri State Routes 21 and 30 meet in central Affton . All other roads are county roads or subordinate inner-city connecting roads.

A Union Pacific Railroad railway line runs south from St. Louis and is also used by Amtrak through Affton .

The Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is located 27 km north of Affton.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1970 24,464 -
1980 23,181 -5.2%
1990 21,106 -9%
2000 20,535 -2.7%
2010 20,307 -1.1%
1970-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Affton had 20,307 people in 8,838 households. The population density was 1706.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 8,838 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.4 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 2.1 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

19.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 51,961  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,734. 8.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 27, 2012
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 27, 2012
  3. ^ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved June 27, 2012

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