St. Louis City
| St. Louis | |||
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| City of St. Louis | |||
From top left: Forest Park Jewel Box, MetroLink at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Apotheosis of St. Louis at the St. Louis Art Museum, the Gateway Arch and the St. Louis skyline, Busch Stadium, and the St. Louis Zoo
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| Nickname(s): Gateway to the West, The Gateway City, Mound City, The Lou, Rome of the West, River City | |||
 St. Louis
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| Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°WCoordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Missouri | ||
| County | None (Independent city) | ||
| Metro | Greater St. Louis | ||
| Founded | 1764 | ||
| Incorporated | 1822 | ||
| Named for | Louis IX of France | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor–council government | ||
| • Mayor | (D) | ||
| • President, Board of Aldermen | Lewis Reed | ||
| • Comptroller | Darlene Green | ||
| Area | |||
| • Independent city | 66 sq mi (170 km2) | ||
| • Land | 61.9 sq mi (160 km2) | ||
| • Water | 4.1 sq mi (11 km2) | ||
| • Urban | 923.6 sq mi (2,392.2 km2) | ||
| • Metro | 8,458 sq mi (21,910 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) | ||
| Highest elevation | 614 ft (187 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Independent city | 319,294 | ||
| • Estimate (2016) | 311,404 | ||
| • Rank | US: 61st MO: 2nd Midwest: 11th |
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| • Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,900/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 2,150,706 (US: 20th) | ||
| • Metro | 2,811,588 (US: 20th) | ||
| • CSA | 2,916,447 (US: 19th) | ||
| Demonym(s) | St. Louisan | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| ZIP Codes |
(Almost all of
63101-63199) |
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| Area code | 314 | ||
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| Airports | Lambert St. Louis International Airport | ||
| Waterways | Mississippi River | ||
| Website | stlouis-mo |
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St. Louis (/seɪnt ˈluːɪs/) is an independent city and major U.S. port in the state of Missouri, built along the western bank of the Mississippi River, on the border with Illinois. The city had an estimated 2016 population of 311,404, and is the cultural and economic center of the Greater St. Louis area (home to 2,916,447 people), making it the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the 19th-largest in the United States.
Prior to European settlement, the area was a major regional center of Native American Mississippian culture. The city of St. Louis was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, and named after Louis IX of France. In 1764, following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War, the area was ceded to Spain and retroceded back to France in 1800. In 1803, the United States acquired the territory as part of the Louisiana Purchase. During the 19th century, St. Louis developed as a major port on the Mississippi River. In the 1870 Census, St. Louis was ranked as the 4th-largest city in the United States. It separated from St. Louis County in 1877, becoming an independent city and limiting its own political boundaries. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Summer Olympics.
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