Festus (Missouri)
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| Foundation : | 1887 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | Jefferson County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 13 ′ N , 90 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 11.202 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 903.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 12.4 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.4 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 132 m |
| Postal code : | 63028 |
| Area code : | +1 636 |
| FIPS : | 29-24094 |
| GNIS ID : | 0736296 |
| Website : | www.cityoffestus.org |
| Mayor : | Gene Doyle |
Festus is a city of 9,660 people (as of 2000) in Missouri . It is 30 miles south of St. Louis in their metropolitan area and is part of Jefferson County .
history
Festus was founded around 1878 by WJ Adams under the name Limitville . Because the first shops were mainly saloons , the city soon received the nickname “Tanglefoot” (freely translated “drunkard”).
It was thought about incorporation with the neighboring village, but then it was decided to give the city a more venerable name. Legend has it that the name was found during a church service when the Bible was accidentally opened and the name of Porcius Festus , governor of Judea in AD 60, caught the eye.
In 1888 Festus was officially registered as the "4th order town".
The current administrative structure, with a mayor , city council and a city administrator who is responsible for the daily implementation of city council resolutions, was established in 1976.