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Eureka, MO

Eureka, Missouri
Country
Entering Eureka along State Route 109
Entering Eureka along State Route 109
Location of Eureka, Missouri
Location of Eureka, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°30′10″N 90°38′42″W / 38.50278°N 90.64500°W / 38.50278; -90.64500
Country United States
State Missouri
County St. Louis
Area
 • Total 10.45 sq mi (27.07 km2)
 • Land 10.35 sq mi (26.81 km2)
 • Water 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation 456 ft (139 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 10,189
 • Estimate (2016) 10,534
 • Density 980/sq mi (380/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
FIPS code 29-22834
GNIS feature ID 0756031
Website City of Eureka official website

Coordinates: 38°30′10″N 90°38′42″W / 38.502736°N 90.645075°W / 38.502736; -90.645075

Eureka is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States between the cities of St. Louis and Pacific along Interstate 44. It is a portion of the Greater St. Louis metro area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 10,189. Since 1971, Eureka has been known as the home of the amusement park Six Flags St. Louis.

The village of Eureka was platted in 1858 along the route of the Pacific Railroad. By 1890, the village consisted of about 100 homes. According to the Eureka Chamber of Commerce, railroad workers while clearing way for the track and the next railroad camp saw Eureka, level land with little to clear, and declared, "Eureka!" Greek meaning "I have found it." Thus, Eureka was founded. In 1898, Eureka became home to the St. Louis Children's Industrial Farm, established to give children from St. Louis tenement neighborhoods a chance to experience life in a rural setting. It later became Camp Wyman (now part of Wyman Center) and is one of the oldest camps in the United States. Eureka was incorporated as a fourth-class city on April 7, 1954.

The railroad town of Allenton is a former community on U.S. Route 66 located (now) at the junction of Interstate 44 and Business Loop 44 in western St. Louis County. In 1985, it was annexed by the city of Eureka. The town is currently rural, with adjacent farmland and forested Ozark ridges. This community was declared blighted by St. Louis County in 1973.


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