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Cottleville, Missouri

Cottleville, Missouri
City
Location of Cottleville, Missouri
Location of Cottleville, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°45′7″N 90°39′12″W / 38.75194°N 90.65333°W / 38.75194; -90.65333Coordinates: 38°45′7″N 90°39′12″W / 38.75194°N 90.65333°W / 38.75194; -90.65333
Country United States
State Missouri
County St. Charles
Area
 • Total 4.46 sq mi (11.55 km2)
 • Land 4.46 sq mi (11.55 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 495 ft (151 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,075
 • Estimate (2012) 3,523
 • Density 689.5/sq mi (266.2/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 29-16678
GNIS feature ID 0755933

Cottleville is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,075 at the 2010 census.

A post office called Cottleville has been in operation since 1843. The town site was laid out in 1839. It was named by Captain Lorenzo Cottle, an early settler and a veteran of the Black Hawk and Seminole wars.

Cottleville is home to Francis Howell Central High School, Louis C. Saeger Middle School and Warren Elementary School. St. Joseph Catholic School is also located in Cottleville, providing classes for grades K-8; St. Joseph Catholic Church is the largest church by number of parishioners in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. St. Charles Community College is also located nearby.

Cottleville is located at 38°45′7″N 90°39′12″W / 38.75194°N 90.65333°W / 38.75194; -90.65333 (38.751819, -90.653390). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.46 square miles (11.55 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,075 people, 1,020 households, and 847 families residing in the city. The population density was 689.5 inhabitants per square mile (266.2/km2). There were 1,145 housing units at an average density of 256.7 per square mile (99.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.7% White, 3.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.


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