Ferguson, Missouri
| Ferguson, Missouri | |||
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| City of Ferguson | |||
Ferguson's Church Street in 2012, the Wildwood House in 2012, the Ferguson Municipal Library in 2014, and the Ferguson City Hall in 2012.
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| Etymology: William B. Ferguson | |||
| Nickname(s): "Community of Choice" | |||
| Motto: "Proud Past. Promising Future!" | |||
 Location within St. Louis County (left) and Missouri (right) |
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| Coordinates: 38°44′39″N 90°18′19″W / 38.74417°N 90.30528°WCoordinates: 38°44′39″N 90°18′19″W / 38.74417°N 90.30528°W | |||
| Country | United States of America | ||
| State | Missouri | ||
| County | St. Louis | ||
| Incorporated | 1894 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | James W. Knowles III | ||
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Keith Kallstrom | ||
| • City manager | De'Carlon Seewood | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6.20 sq mi (16.06 km2) | ||
| • Land | 6.19 sq mi (16.03 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 21,203 | ||
| • Estimate (2013) | 21,111 | ||
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP code | 63135 | ||
| Area code | 314 | ||
| FIPS code | 29-23986 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0756046 | ||
| Website | City of Ferguson | ||
Ferguson is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 21,203 at the 2010 census.
What is now the city of Ferguson was founded in 1855 when William B. Ferguson deeded 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land to the Wabash Railroad in exchange for a new depot and naming rights. The settlement that sprang up around the depot was called Ferguson Station. Ferguson was the first railroad station connected directly to St. Louis. The station is a focal point of the city's history and is depicted on the city flag, designed in 1994.
Ferguson's first schoolhouse was built in 1878. Ferguson was incorporated as a city in 1894.
Emerson Electric moved its headquarters to Ferguson during the 20th century.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.20 square miles (16.06 km2), of which 6.19 square miles (16.03 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Ferguson has a humid subtropical-continental climate. Winters are cold, while summers are hot and humid. The record high is 115 °F, and the record low is −19 °F.
The population of Ferguson grew rapidly during the late nineteenth century. In 1880 the population of the then Ferguson Station was 185 people. By 1890 the population was recorded as being 750 and only four years later it had increased to 1200. The population of Ferguson continued to grow rapidly during the first six decades of the twentieth century, from 1,015 people in 1900 to 22,149 people in 1960, an average growth rate of 5% per year. Since 1960 the population has remained nearly constant.
The ethnic composition of Ferguson has shifted, however. In 1970, 99% of the population of Ferguson was white and 1% Black. In 1980, the proportion of White residents went down to 85%, whereas the proportion of Black rose to 14%. In 1990, residents of Ferguson who were identified in the U.S. Census as white comprised 73.8% of the total, while those identified as black made up 25.1%. (The remainder, 1.1%, identified with other racial categories.) In the 2000 census, 44.7% were white and 52.4% were African-American, now the majority ethnicity.
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