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Greater St. Louis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Common name: St. Louis Metropolitan Area |
|
| Largest city Other cities |
St. Louis, Missouri - St. Charles - St. Peters - Florissant - Hazelwood - Chesterfield - O'Fallon - Belleville - University City - Wildwood - Potosi - Festus |
| Population | Ranked 18th in the U.S. |
| - Total | 2,801,033 (2007 est.) |
| - Density | 324/sq. mi. 125/km² |
| Area | 8,649 sq. mi. 22,401 km² |
| State(s) | - Missouri - Illinois |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | ?1 feet (?1 m) |
| - Lowest point | ?1 feet (?1 m) |
Greater St. Louis is the informal name of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 18th largest in the United States. Its population of 2,801,033 (as of 2007 according to the US Census Bureau) includes the independent City of St. Louis, St. Louis County (which does not include the City of St. Louis), the Missouri counties of Saint Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Warren and Washington and the Illinois counties of Madison, Saint Clair, Clinton, Monroe, Jersey, Bond, Calhoun and Macoupin. Population statistics are shown below.
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As of now, four new counties have entered the St. Louis Metro Area, 1 in Missouri (Washington), and 3 in Illinois (Bond, Calhoun, and Macoupin). Although the population of all four of the new counties are much smaller than the rest of the existing counties in the St. Louis Metro Area, they are growing much faster than the other counties-- for example, in Washington County, Missouri, the employment rate grew 66.7% between 1990 to 1999, so these counties may still be small, they will not be in 5-15 years time. Calhoun County, in Illinois, has the smallest population among the new counties in the St. Louis Metro Area.
(includes counties in Missouri and Illinois)
| Region | Population | % change | Density | Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 to 2000 | (/mi²) | (/km²) | (mi²) | (km²) | |||
| St. Louis MSA, MO/IL | 2,801,033 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| St. Louis County, MO | 1,000,510 | 2.3 | 2,001 | 773 | 508 | 1316 | |
| St. Louis City, MO | 350,705 | -12.2 | 5,623 | 2171 | 62 | 161 | |
| St. Charles County, MO | 338,719 | 33.4 | 507 | 196 | 560 | 1450 | |
| Madison County, IL | 265,303 | 3.9 | 357 | 138 | 725 | 1878 | |
| St. Clair County, IL | 260,919 | -2.6 | 386 | 149 | 664 | 1720 | |
| Jefferson County, MO | 216,469 | 15.6 | 302 | 116 | 657 | 1702 | |
| Franklin County, MO | 100,067 | 16.4 | 102 | 39 | 923 | 2391 | |
| Lincoln County, MO | 50,123 | 34.8 | 62 | 24 | 630 | 1632 | |
| Macoupin County, IL | 48,841 | 2.8 | 57 | 22 | 868 | 2247 | |
| Clinton County, IL | 36,633 | 4.7 | 75 | 29 | 474 | 1228 | |
| Monroe County, IL | 31,876 | 23.2 | 71 | 27 | 388 | 1005 | |
| Warren County, MO | 29,685 | 25.6 | 57 | 22 | 431 | 1116 | |
| Washington County, MO | 24,182 | 2.5 | 31 | 12 | 762 | 1975 | |
| Jersey County, IL | 22,628 | 5.5 | 59 | 23 | 369 | 956 | |
| Bond County, IL | 18,055 | 1.3 | 46 | 18 | 383 | 991 | |
| Calhoun County, IL | 5,177 | -4.5 | 20 | 8 | 284 | 735 | |
- Franklin County: Union, Washington, St. Clair, Pacific, Sullivan, New Haven, Berger
- Washington County: Potosi, Belgrade, Richwoods, Caledonia, Irondale
- Jefferson County: Arnold, Festus, Pevely, Herculaneum, Byrnes Mill, Hillsboro, De Soto, Crystal City, Olympian Village
- Saint Louis County: Oakville, Bridgeton, Pacific, Chesterfield, Wildwood, Hazelwood, Mehlville, Affton, Sappington, Kirkwood
- Independent City of St. Louis
- St. Charles County: St. Charles, St. Peters, West Alton, Wentzville, O'Fallon, Lake Saint Louis
- Warren County: Warrenton, Dutzow, Wright City, Foristell
- Lincoln County: Troy, Moscow Mills, Elsberry
- Monroe County IL: Waterloo, Columbia, Hecker
- St. Clair County IL: East St. Louis, Fairview Heights, Lebanon, Columbia, Cahokia and other muncipilities
- Madison County IL: Collinsville, Alton, Edwardsville, Highland, Troy, Granite City, Wood River
- Bond County IL: Greenville
County population statistics are 2006 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
For a complete list of colleges and universities in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, see Colleges and Universities of St. Louis, Missouri
According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 21.4 percent of the adult population in St. Louis holds a bachelors degree compared with the national average of 27 percent. Almost 209,000 students are enrolled in the area's nearly 40 colleges universities and technical schools. Washington University in St. Louis which is one of the top research universities in the nation, internationally known for its schools of Medicine, Architecture, Social Work and Law; the University's school of law is the oldest continuously operating law school west of the Mississippi. In 2006 approximately 5,287 associates degrees were granted, almost a third of these from the St. Louis Community Colleges. As the largest Community college system in the state of Missouri, more than half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who attended or attends the college. University of Missouri–St. Louis is the major comprehensive public university in Greater St. Louis and more than 20 percent of all St. Louis area residents with a bachelor degree attended UM-St. Louis.[citation needed]The region has a diverse range of institutions of higher learning including, the Jesuit Catholic university Saint Louis University which is the oldest university west of the Mississippi.
Webster University (the largest institution, by enrollment, of higher learning in the region), Maryville University, Fontbonne University, the Kenrick-Glennon Seminary (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis), Aquinas Institute of Theology (a Dominican seminary and graduate school), Concordia Seminary (the largest American seminary for the Lutheran Church), Covenant Theological Seminary (a seminary for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and Missouri Baptist University, a small Christan college, Harris-Stowe State University, the city's only historically black college, and one of four in the Midwest.
Logan College of Chiropractic is located in Chesterfield and is one of the top Chiropractic colleges in the nation is known for graduating Chiropractic Physicians and researchers.
(Main article: St. Louis County)
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|
|
(sq. miles) |
(per sq. mile) |
| City of St. Louis |
353,837
|
61.9
|
5,716.3
|
| St. Louis County |
1,016,315
|
508
|
2,000.6
|
|
|
|||
| Chesterfield |
58,510
|
31.51
|
1,485.4
|
| Florissant |
51,812
|
11.37
|
4,442.4
|
| University City |
37,428
|
5.88
|
6,363.1
|
| Oakville (CDP)1 |
35,309
|
16.08
|
2,196.4
|
| Wildwood |
32,884
|
66.03
|
498.0
|
| Ballwin |
31,283
|
8.95
|
3,494.6
|
| Mehlville (CDP)1 |
28,822
|
7.36
|
3,913.6
|
| Kirkwood |
27,324
|
9.23
|
2,961.3
|
| Hazelwood |
26,206
|
15.88
|
1,649.9
|
| Maryland Heights |
25,756
|
21.39
|
1,204.4
|
| Webster Groves |
23,230
|
5.90
|
3,937.5
|
| Ferguson |
22,406
|
6.19
|
3,620.6
|
| Spanish Lake (CDP)1 |
21,337
|
7.36
|
2,900.4
|
| Affton (CDP)1 |
20,535
|
4.58
|
4,480.1
|
| Manchester |
19,161
|
5.00
|
3,834.6
|
| Lemay (CDP)1 |
17,215
|
4.35
|
3,959.0
|
| Overland |
16,838
|
4.38
|
3,842.8
|
| Concord (CDP)1 |
16,689
|
5.51
|
3,027.0
|
| Creve Coeur |
16,500
|
10.13
|
1,628.9
|
| Bridgeton |
15,550
|
14.57
|
1,067.1
|
| Jennings |
15,469
|
3.69
|
4,193.3
|
| St. Ann |
13,607
|
3.13
|
4,352.8
|
| Clayton |
16,061
|
2.48
|
5,164.4
|
| Crestwood |
11,863
|
3.60
|
3,296.2
|
| Bellefontaine Neighbors |
11,271
|
4.38
|
2,573.2
|
| Town and Country |
10,894
|
11.88
|
916.8
|
| Berkeley |
10,063
|
4.94
|
2,040.6
|
| Richmond Heights |
9,602
|
2.29
|
4,191.5
|
| Maplewood |
9,228
|
1.55
|
5,963.8
|
| Ellisville |
9,104
|
4.35
|
2,094.1
|
| Ladue |
8,645
|
8.59
|
1,006.2
|
| Des Peres |
8,592
|
4.40
|
1,954.3
|
| Sunset Hills |
8,267
|
9.03
|
915.3
|
| Brentwood |
7,693
|
1.95
|
3,948.4
|
| Eureka |
7,676
|
10.05
|
763.7
|
| Olivette |
7,438
|
2.79
|
2,667.5
|
| Sappington (CDP)1 |
7,287
|
2.56
|
2,850.5
|
| St. John |
6,871
|
1.42
|
4,825.8
|
| Black Jack |
6,792
|
2.67
|
2,553.3
|
| Shrewsbury |
6,644
|
1.43
|
4,655.4
|
| Valley Park |
6,518
|
3.02
|
2,156.2
|
| Glendale |
5,767
|
1.29
|
4,474.6
|
| Pacific |
5,482²
|
5.43
|
1,011.0
|
| Dellwood |
5,255
|
1.03
|
5,108.2
|
| Glasgow Village (CDP)1 |
5,234
|
0.93
|
5,649.3
|
| Normandy |
5,153
|
1.82
|
2,826.3
|
| Breckenridge Hills |
4,817
|
0.82
|
5,890.1
|
| Rock Hill |
4,765
|
1.09
|
4,370.0
|
| Northwoods |
4,643
|
0.71
|
6,545.7
|
| Castle Point (CDP)1 |
4,559
|
0.69
|
6,653.9
|
| Fenton |
4,360
|
6.13
|
710.7
|
| Pine Lawn |
4,204
|
0.61
|
6,942.5
|
| Woodson Terrace |
4,189
|
0.78
|
5,346.2
|
| Pagedale |
3,616
|
1.20
|
3,003.8
|
| Frontenac |
3,483
|
2.85
|
1,221.3
|
| Riverview |
3,146
|
0.83
|
3,801.0
|
| Bel-Ridge |
3,082
|
0.81
|
3,799.0
|
| Clarkson Valley |
2,675
|
2.69
|
995.1
|
| Green Park |
2,666
|
1.40
|
1,909.0
|
| Moline Acres |
2,662
|
0.56
|
4,720.6
|
| Wellston |
2,460
|
0.90
|
2,732.6
|
| Marlborough |
2,235
|
0.23
|
9,829.4
|
| Hanley Hills |
2,124
|
0.37
|
5,721.9
|
| Warson Woods |
1,983
|
0.59
|
3,352.6
|
| Vinita Park |
1,924
|
0.73
|
2,628.7
|
| Winchester |
1,651
|
0.25
|
6,723.0
|
| Velda City |
1,616
|
0.16
|
9,872.8
|
| Bel-Nor |
1,598
|
0.63
|
2,555.5
|
| Oakland |
1,540
|
0.60
|
2,545.7
|
| Hillsdale |
1,477
|
0.35
|
4,226.3
|
| Charlack |
1,431
|
0.26
|
5,463.1
|
| Country Club Hills |
1,381
|
0.18
|
7,761.7
|
| Lakeshire |
1,375
|
0.21
|
6,436.4
|
| Calverton Park |
1,322
|
0.42
|
3,154.5
|
| St. George |
1,288
|
0.19
|
6,949.0
|
| Pasadena Hills |
1,147
|
0.23
|
5,044.0
|
| Velda Village Hills |
1,090
|
0.12
|
9,235.6
|
| Cool Valley |
1,081
|
0.48
|
2,244.1
|
| Norwood Court |
1,061
|
0.14
|
7,783.2
|
| others (see below) |
9,634
|
|
|
| Notes:
² only a portion of Pacific is in St. Louis County |
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Cities in St. Louis County with less than 1000 population:
Flordell Hills (931) -- Grantwood Village (883) -- Edmundson (840) -- Greendale (722) -- Sycamore Hills (722) -- Bella Villa (687) -- Beverly Hills (603) -- Pasadena Park (489) -- Wilbur Park (475) -- Uplands Park (460) -- Crystal Lake Park (457) -- Kinloch (449) -- Twin Oaks (362) -- Huntleigh (323) -- Vinita Terrace (292) -- Westwood (284) -- Bellerive (254) -- Glen Echo Park (166) -- Mackenzie (137) -- Country Life Acres (81) -- Champ (12)
| Place |
|
|
| O'Fallon | St. Charles County |
72,477
|
| St. Charles | St. Charles County |
63,009
|
| St. Peters | St. Charles County |
54,839
|
| Arnold |
|
20,766
|
| Wentzville |
|
17,988
|
| Washington |
|
14,228
|
| Lake St. Louis |
|
13,708
|
| Festus |
|
11,202
|
| Troy |
|
10,985
|
| Place |
|
Population |
per sq. mile |
| Belleville |
|
41,095
|
2,196.4
|
| Granite City |
|
30,593
|
1,876.2
|
| East St. Louis |
|
29,448
|
2,242.9
|
| Alton |
|
29,269
|
1,949.3
|
| O'Fallon |
|
25,822
|
2,007.6
|
| Collinsville |
|
25,610
|
1,817.4
|
| Edwardsville |
|
24,270
|
1,549.2
|
| Godfrey |
|
17,051
|
472.3
|
| Fairview Heights |
|
16,587
|
1,348.6
|
| Cahokia |
|
15,430
|
1,705.8
|
| Swansea |
|
12,582
|
2,085.6
|
| Glen Carbon |
|
12,349
|
1,405.5
|
| Wood River |
|
10,933
|
1,865.2
|
| Shiloh |
|
10,575
|
760.2
|
| Greenville |
|
6,995
|
1,337.0
|
- Ameren - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Anheuser-Busch - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Arch Coal - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Ascension Health - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Boeing Integrated Defense Systems - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Brown Shoe Company - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Centene Corporation - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Deal$ - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Dierbergs - (Chesterfield, Missouri)
- Drury Hotels - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Edward Jones Investments - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Emerson Electric Company - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Energizer Holdings - (Town and Country, Missouri)
- Hardee's - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Imo's Pizza - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- The Korte Company - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- MB Motorsports - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Maritz Inc.- (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Monsanto - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Nestlé Purina PetCare - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Olin Corp. - (Clayton, Missouri)
- Panera Bread - (Richmond Heights, Missouri)
- ReproMAX - (Chesterfield, Missouri)
- Roberts Broadcasting- (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Save-A-Lot - (Earth City, Missouri)
- Schnucks- (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Scottrade- (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Shop 'n Save - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Simutronics -(St. Charles, Missouri)
- Stifel Nicolaus - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Trans States Airlines - (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Wachovia Securities - (St. Louis, Missouri)) [used to be A.G. Edwards]
- Wehrenberg Theatres - (St. Louis, Missouri)
