St. Louis County, Missouri

St. Louis County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Clayton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 41 South Central Avenue Clayton, MO 63105-1719
Foundation :	1812
Area code :	001 314
Demographics
Residents :	998,954  (2010)
Population density :	759.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1356 km²
Water surface :	41 km²
map
Website : www.stlouisco.com

The St. Louis County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 998,954 residents and a population density of 759.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Clayton , named after Ralph Clayton , a farmer who donated land to the city.

St. Louis County is part of the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area .

geography

The county is located in the far east of Missouri at the confluence of the Missouri and the Mississippi . St. Louis County encloses the urban area of St. Louis , borders Illinois , from which it is separated by the Mississippi, and has an area of ​​1,356 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

St. Charles County		Madison County (Illinois)
		St. Louis
Franklin County	Jefferson County	St. Clair County, Illinois , Monroe County, Illinois

history

St. Louis County was formed in 1812 and was previously a Spanish district named after King Louis of France. In 1876 the city of St. Louis split from the county and became a separate, independent urban area.

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (2011)

In St. Louis County is the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site , also known as White Haven. This National Historic Site also has the status of a National Historic Landmark . 587 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 21, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1810	5667		-
1820	10,020		76.8%
1830	14,125		41%
1840	35,970		154.7%
1850	104,978		191.8%
1860	190,524		81.5%
1870	351.189		84.3%
1880	31,888		-90.9%
1890	36,307		13.9%
1900	50,040		37.8%
1910	82,417		64.7%
1920	100,737		22.2%
1930	211,593		110%
1940	274.230		29.6%
1950	406.349		48.2%
1960	703.532		73.1%
1970	951.353		35.2%
1980	973.896		2.4%
1990	993.529		2%
2000	1,016,315		2.3%
2010	998.954		-1.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

The Kirkwood City Hall

According to the 2010 census , St. Louis County had 998,954 people in 403,699 households. The population density was 759.7 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 70.3 percent white, 23.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 3.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, 2.40 people lived in each of the 403,699 households.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 52.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 56.939  USD . The per capita income was $ 33,236. 9.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in St. Louis County

Citys

Ballwin Bella Villa Bellefontaine Neighbors Berkeley Beverly Hills Black jack Breckenridge Hills Brentwood Bridgeton Charlack Chesterfield Clarkson Valley Clayton Cool Valley

Country Club Hills Crestwood Creve Coeur Crystal Lake Park Dellwood Des Peres Edmundson Ellisville Eureka Fenton Ferguson Flordell Hills Florissant Frontenac

Glendale Green Park Greendale Hazelwood Huntleigh Jennings Kinloch Kirkwood Ladue Lakeshire Manchester Maplewood Maryland Heights Moline Acres

Normandy Northwoods Oakland Olivette Overland Pacific 1 Pagedale Pasadena Hills Pine Lawn Richmond Heights Rock hill Shrewsbury St. Ann St. George

St. John Sunset Hills Town and Country University City Valley Park Velda City Vinita Park Warson Woods Webster Groves Wellston Wildwood Winchester Woodson Terrace

Villages

Bellerive Bel  -  Nor Bel  -  Ridge Calverton Park Champ Country Life Acres

Glen Echo Park Grantwood Village Hanley Hills Hillsdale Mackenzie Marlborough

Norwood Court Pasadena Park Riverview Sycamore Hills Twin Oaks Uplands Park

Velda Village Hills Vinita Terrace Westwood Wilbur Park

Census-designated places (CDP)

Affton Castle Point Concord

Glasgow Village Lemay Mehlville

Oakville Sappington Spanish Lake

Unincorporated Communities

Allenton Ascalon Bel Nor Bel Ridge Bridgeton Terrace Burke City

Carsonville Crescent Earth City Pile Glencoe Grover

gumbo Hoene Spring House Springs Lake Chesterfield Peerless Park Pond

Robertson Sherman Times Beach Vigus

^{1 - partially in Franklin County}

structure

St. Louis County is divided into 28 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Airport Township 35,821 29-00406 Bonhomme Township 36,316 29-07066 Chesterfield Township 38,982 29-13605 Clayton Township 35,446 29-14590 Concord Township 36,693 29-16048 Creve Coeur Township 36,560 29-17290 Ferguson Township 34,923 29-24004 Florissant Township 34,637 29-24796 Gravois Township 34,919 29-28792 Hadley Township 34,816 29-29818 Jefferson Township 35,927 29-36962 Lafayette Township 33,513 29-39682 Lemay Township 34,736 29-41456 Lewis and Clark Township 37.217 29-41825

Township Population (2010) FIPS Maryland Heights Township 36,370 29-46590 Meramec Township 39,731 29-47450 Midland Township 34,636 29-47918 Missouri River Township 34,992 29-48989 Normandy Township 32,516 29-52814 Northwest Township 32,245 29-53360 Norwood Township 33,914 29-53448 Oakville Township 36,828 29-53880 Queeny Township 37,665 29-60363 St. Ferdinand Township 34,032 29-64208 Spanish Lake Township 35,967 29-69284 Tesson Ferry Township 38,546 29-72794 University Township 34,281 29-75210 Wildhorse Township 36,725 29-79801

Lewis other Clark Spanish Lake St. Ferdinand Norwood Normandy University Hadley Jefferson Gravois Concord Lemay Oak- ville Tesson Ferry Receipt homme Meramec Chesterfield Maryland Heights Northwest Florissant Ferguson Airport Midland Creve Coeur Clay volume Missouri River Queeny Wild horse La- fayette

See also

• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Missouri

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758549. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - St. Louis County, MO. Retrieved April 21, 2012
3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 24, 2011
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Missouri . National Park Service , accessed February 6, 2018.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 21, 2018.
6. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved November 24, 2014
7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved June 23, 2012

Web links

Commons : St. Louis County, Missouri  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - St. Louis County

Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′  N , 90 ° 26 ′  W