Eureka, Missouri
| Eureka | |
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 Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1858 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | St. Louis County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 30 ′ N , 90 ° 39 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 7,676 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 295.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 26.2 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 139 m |
| Postal code : | 63025 |
| Area code : | +1 636 |
| FIPS : | 29-22834 |
| GNIS ID : | 0756031 |
| Website : | www.eureka.mo.us |
| Mayor : | Craig E. Sabo |
Eureka is a town in the west of St. Louis County in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri with 7676 inhabitants.
About three kilometers east of Eureka is the former city of Times Beach , which was evacuated in 1983 due to dioxin contamination . The entire area was cleaned again and the Route 66 State Park established there.
In 1961, the Six Flags St. Louis amusement park opened, which has made Eureka famous throughout the country.
history
The place Eureka was created in 1858 along the railway line leading to the west. The Chamber of Commerce in Eureka states that the place was created because workers for the railway construction were looking for the best way for the further route and the location for the next railway workers' camp. When they came to the area around today's city, they realized that this must be the best place and they shouted "Eureka!", The Greek word for "We found it!" and so the camp arose at this point and from it the future city.
In 1890 the place had around 100 houses. Eight years later, the St. Louis Children's Industrial Farm was established , with the aim of giving St. Louis city children an insight into life in the country. Today's Wyman Center emerged from this.
Allenton
The former town of Allenton was on famous Route 66 . In 1985 the place was incorporated into Eureka. The place still looks very rural today, a number of farms exist here.
geography
Eureka lies at 38 ° 30'10 "north latitude and 90 ° 38'42" west longitude. The city extends over 26.2 km², which is spread over 26.0 km² of land and 0.2 km² of water.
Eureka is 44 km southeast of St. Louis .
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 7,676. These were distributed to 2,487 households in 2,064 families. The population density was 294.9 / km². There were 2,622 buildings, which corresponds to a density of 100.7 / km².
The population in 2000 was 97.38% white , 0.82% Asian , 0.57% African American , 0.20% American Indian, and 0.26% other. 0.77% said they came from at least two of these groups. 1.22% of the population was Hispanics from any of the above groups.
31.9% were under 18 years of age, 5.7% between 18 and 24, 34.4% between 25 and 44, 19.5% between 45 and 64 and 8.5% 65 and over. The average age was 34 years. Statistically, for every 100 women there were 94.9 men, 89.5 among the over 18 year olds.
The median income per household was $ 74,301 and the median family income was $ 80,625. The average income for men was $ 51,799 and that of women was $ 33,269. The per capita income was $ 27,553. Around 1.3% of families and 2.2% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .