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St. Louis (/ s eɪ n t ˈ l uː ɪ s, s ən t-/ saynt LOO-iss, sənt-) [11] is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, [8] while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated ...
The Rivers around St. Louis. St. Louis is located at 1] The city is built primarily on bluffs and terraces that rise 100–200 feet (30–61 m) above the western banks of the Mississippi River, just south of the Missouri-Mississippi confluence. Much of the area is a fertile and gently rolling prairie that features low hills and broad, shallow ...
(Lake St. Louis) Republican January 3, 2025 R+16: 4th: Mark Alford ... Statewide map St. Louis highlight 1973–1982 1983–1992 1993–2002 2003–2013 2013–2023
For example, Downtown St. Louis is generally thought to include the St. Louis Union Station and Enterprise Center, even though Downtown technically ends at Tucker Avenue (12th Street). Additionally, the Fox Theatre and Powell Symphony Hall are popularly considered a part of Midtown St. Louis even though they are in Grand Center.
Greater St. Louis is the 23rd-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, [3] [4] the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois.Its core city—St. Louis, Missouri—sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
In 2010, St. Louis ranked 14th in African American population, with a dissimilarity index of 71.0 (the fifth-highest score in major cities in the US) and an isolation index of 53.8 (the 6th highest score in major cities in the US). [9] This study found St. Louis to be one of the most segregated cities in the U.S.
Saint Louis County: 189: Clayton: 1812: One of the five original counties: King Louis IX (1214–1270), King of France from 1226 until his death 987,059: 508 sq mi (1,316 km 2) Saint Louis City: 510: St. Louis: 1876: Created in 1876 when city residents voted to secede from St. Louis County: King Louis IX (1214–1270), King of France from 1226 ...
MetroLink (reporting mark BSDA) is a light rail system [7] [8] that serves the Greater St. Louis area. Operated by Metro Transit in a shared fare system with MetroBus, [9] the two-line, 38-station system runs from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Shrewsbury in Missouri to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.