Wildwood, Missouri
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Location in Missouri
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1995 |
State : | United States |
State : | Missouri |
County : | St. Louis County |
Coordinates : | 38 ° 35 ′ N , 90 ° 40 ′ W |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
Residents : | 35,517 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 207.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 172 km 2 (approx. 66 mi 2 ) of which 171 km 2 (approx. 66 mi 2 ) are land |
Height : | 230 m |
Postal code : | 63038 |
Area code : | +1 314 |
FIPS : | 29-79820 |
GNIS ID : | 1699796 |
Website : | www.cityofwildwood.com |
Wildwood is a city (with the status " City ") in St. Louis County in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri and part of the metropolitan region of Greater St. Louis . In 2010 , Wildwood had 35,517 residents.
geography
Wildwood is located in the western suburbs of St. Louis between the south bank of the Missouri River and the north bank of the Meramec River . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois , lies around 45 km to the east. Wildwood is located at 38 ° 34'58 "north latitude and 90 ° 39'46" west longitude. The city extends over 172 km², which is spread over 171 km² of land and 1 km² of water.
The city is largely located in the Chesterfield Township , but also extends into the Meramec and Wildhorse Township .
The Babler State Park and the Rockwoods Reservation , an IUCN -certified wildlife sanctuary, are in the urban area of Wildwood .
Neighboring towns to Wildwood are Chesterfield (10.1 miles northeast), Clarkson Valley (7.1 miles northeast), Ellisville (8.6 miles east), Valley Park (13.1 miles east-southeast), Eureka (12.5 miles southeast ) and Pacific (10 miles southwest). The center of the city of St. Louis is 44.5 km to the east.
traffic
Through central Wildwood, old Route 66 shares a line with Missouri State Route 100 . Missouri State Route 109 intersects downtown . All other roads are county roads or subordinate inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad line runs west along the Missouri through Wildwood .
Immediately to the north of the city of Wildwood is the Spirit of St. Louis Airport . The larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is around 44 km northeast of Wildwood.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Wildwood had 35,517 people in 12,112 households. The population density was 207.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.93 people each in the 12,112 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.2 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 4.0 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
30.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 115,181 USD . The per capita income was $ 49,130. 2.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 25, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 25, 2012