Bonhomme Township
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Location in Missouri
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Missouri | ||
| County : | St. Louis County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 34 ′ N , 90 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 36,316 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 738.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 50.2 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 49.2 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 191 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 63122, 63026, 63127 | ||
| Area code : | +1 314, 636 | ||
| FIPS : | 29-07066 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 767338 | ||
 Location of Bonhomme Township in St. Louis County |
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The Bonhomme Township is one of 28 townships in St. Louis County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Missouri and part of the metropolitan region of Greater St. Louis . In 2010 , Bonhomme Township had 36,316 residents.
geography
The Bonhomme Township is located in the southwest suburb of St. Louis and is traversed by the Meramec River . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois , is about 15 km to the east.
The Bonhomme Township is located at 38 ° 34'20 "north latitude and 90 ° 25'04" west longitude and extends over 50.2 km², which is spread over 49.2 km² of land and 1.0 km² of water.
The Bonhomme Township is located in southwest St. Louis County and borders Jefferson County to the south . Within St. Louis County, Bonhomme Township is bordered by Meramec Township to the southwest, Queeny Township to the west, Missouri River Township to the northwest , Clayton Township to the north, Jefferson Township to the northeast, and the East Gravois Township and to the southeast to the Tesson Ferry Township .
traffic
Interstate 44 runs through Bonhomme Township in a west-east direction on a joint route with US Highway 50 . In the northeast of the township intersects Interstate 270 , the western bypass of St. Louis. US Highways 61 and 67 run further east in a north-south direction on the same route . The old Route 66 , which runs on a common route with Missouri State Route 100 , forms the northern boundary of Bonhomme Township. Missouri State Routes 30 and 141 intersect in the southwest of the township . All other roads are county roads or subordinate inner-city connecting roads.
Several railway lines run west from St. Louis through Bonhomme Township, operated by the Union Pacific Railroad , the BNSF Railway, and Amtrak . There is an Amtrak station in Kirkwood .
The Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is located about 30 km northeast of Bonhomme Township.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , there were 36,316 people in 14,912 households in Bonhomme Township. The population density was 738.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in each of the 14,912 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.8 percent white, 3.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 53.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 78,511 USD . The per capita income was $ 43,178. 5.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
The population of Bonhomme Township lives in the following localities:
1 - mainly in the Missouri River Township
2 - partly in the Clayton and Gravois Township
3 - mainly in the Tesson Ferry Township , partly in the Gravois and Concord Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 26, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on June 26, 2012