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Edmundson, Missouri

Edmundson, Missouri
City (since January 4, 1993)
Motto: "Front Door to Saint Louis Lambert
International Airport
"
Location of Edmundson, Missouri
Location of Edmundson, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°44′7″N 90°21′51″W / 38.73528°N 90.36417°W / 38.73528; -90.36417Coordinates: 38°44′7″N 90°21′51″W / 38.73528°N 90.36417°W / 38.73528; -90.36417
Country United States
State Missouri
County St. Louis
Government
 • Type Mayor and Board of Aldermen
 • Mayor John Gwaltney
Area
 • Total 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Land 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 581 ft (177 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 834
 • Estimate (2016) 832
 • Density 3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 29-21376
GNIS feature ID 0756015
Website http://www.cityofedmundson.com/

Edmundson is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 834 at the 2010 census.

Edmundson is located at 38°44′7″N 90°21′51″W / 38.73528°N 90.36417°W / 38.73528; -90.36417 (38.735351, -90.364052). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all of it land.

In 1941, four days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, a subdivision of 156 homes named "Edmundson Terrace" was offered for sale to the public; it was one of St. Louis County's first subdivisions. On May 12, 1948, Edmundson Terrace was incorporated as the Village of Edmundson, a village under Missouri law. By 1965, Edmundson had tripled or quadrupled in area; it had a population of 2500, which included 415 single-family homes, a row of duplexes, and 315 units at the Bobbie Downs Apartments. On the ballot for the 1992 election, Edmundson residents chose to become a fourth class city, effective January 4, 1993.

As of the census of 2010, there were 834 people, 310 households, and 197 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,207.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,238.5/km2). There were 345 housing units at an average density of 1,326.9 per square mile (512.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 56.5% White (54.3% non-Hispanic white), 26.4% African American, 1.6% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.6% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.0% of the population.


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