Wentzville
| Wentzville | |
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| Nickname : The Crossroads of the Nation | |
 Center of Wentzville |
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| Location in Missouri | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1855 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | St. Charles County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 49 ′ N , 90 ° 51 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 34,176 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 916.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 37.3 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 190 m |
| Postcodes : | 63385 |
| Area code : | +1 636 |
| FIPS : | 29-78442 |
| GNIS ID : | 0756888 |
| Website : | www.wentzvillemo.org |
| Mayor : | Nick Guccione (since 2016) |
Wentzville is a small town in the west of St. Charles County in the US -amerikanischen State of Missouri (estimated 2016) with 34,176 inhabitants. Wentzville is currently the fastest growing city in Missouri. It belongs to the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area . The company General Motors , which has built a new assembly plant here, is the largest employer in the city.
geography
Wentzville lies at 38 ° 48'58 "north latitude and 90 ° 51'26" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 37.3 km², which consists almost exclusively of land.
In Wentzville, Interstate 70 and US Highways 40 and 61 meet. These two highways form nationwide connections from north to south (61) and from west to east (40), which is why Wentzville is popularly known as the Crossroads of the Nation .
Heading south-east on US Highway 61 and Interstate 64, the city of St. Louis is 40 miles away . Traveling west on Interstate 70 is 334 km to Kansas City .
history
Wentzville was founded in 1855 as a depot on the Northern Missouri Railroad . The place was named after the railway engineer Erasmus Livingston Wentz . The surrounding land was taken over by William M. Allen and the place was created.
During the Civil War in July 1861, the site was the scene of numerous skirmishes along the railway line. Confederate guerrilla units threatened the important railway line and units of the Union Army repulsed it.
Demographics
| year | Residents | change |
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| 1970 | 3.223 | |
| 1980 | 3,193 | - 0.9% |
| 1990 | 5,088 | + 59.3% |
| 2000 | 6,896 | + 35.5% |
| 2010 | 29,070 | + 321.5% |
In the 2010 census , 29,070 inhabitants were counted. These were distributed over 9767 households, of which 7852 were family households. The population density was 779.4 / km². There were 11,821 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 313.6 / km².
33.7% of the population was under 18 years of age and 7.5% was 65 years of age or older. The average age was 32.9 years, for men it was 31.7% and for women it was 34.2%. The proportion of women in the population was 51.5%.
The median income per household was $ 80,524 and the median family income was $ 96,794 (2012-2016 estimate).
The population in 2000 was 84.63% white , 12.02% African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.55% Asian, and 0.58% other. 2.06% stated that they descended from at least two of these groups. 1.49% of the population was Hispanic from any of the above groups.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ^ Find a County
- ↑ American Factfinder - Wentzville , accessed February 28, 2018
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing
- ^ US Census Bureau - Wentzville, Missouri
