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St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
Independent city
	Downtown St. Louis skyline from the east
	Flag Seal Logo
	Nickname(s): "Gateway to the West", The Gateway City, Mound City, The Lou, Rome of the West, River City, The STL, St. Lou
	St. Louis Location within Missouri St. Louis Location within the United States
	Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
CSA	St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL
Metro	St. Louis, MO-IL
Founded	February 14, 1764
Incorporated	1822
Named for	Louis IX of France
Area
• Independent city	66.17 sq mi (171.39 km2)
• Land	61.72 sq mi (159.85 km2)
• Water	4.45 sq mi (11.53 km2)
• Urban	910.4 sq mi (2,357.8 km2)
• Metro	8,458 sq mi (21,910 km2)
Elevation	466 ft (142 m)
Highest elevation	614 ft (187 m)
Population (2020)
• Independent city	301,578
• Rank	US: 80th; Missouri: 2nd
• Density	4,886.23/sq mi (1,886.59/km2)
• Urban	2,156,323 (US: 22nd)
• Urban density	2,368.6/sq mi (914.5/km2)
• Metro	2,809,299 (US: 21st)
• CSA	2,914,230 (US: 20th)
Demonym(s)	St. Louisan; Saint Louisan
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	314/557
FIPS code	29-65000
Website	stlouis-mo.gov

St. Louis is a large and major city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is by the Mississippi River. It was founded by the French. It was named after King Louis IX of France, who is also a Saint. It is often called the "Gateway City" because it was important to settlers traveling out west. Its most famous landmark is the Gateway Arch, which is conveniently located next the the Busch Stadium ballpark.

Climate

St. Louis has a hot-summer continental climate (Dfa in the Köppen climate classification) and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are often hot and humid with temperatures in July between 70 and 90 degrees. The city is known to have quite variable weather, with temperatures in May ranging from 50 to 90 within a week. ^[9]

Cuisine

St. Louis is famous for a number of dishes made local such as toasted ravioli and pork steaks. Additionally, gooey butter cake is a dessert which is highly appreciated.

They now have a soccer team.

Sports

St. Louis has two major sports both playing in the downtown area; the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. St. Louis had a National Football League team from 1995 to 2015, named the St. Louis Rams, which moved back to Los Angeles, California after that season.

Education

There are many colleges and universities in and around St. Louis. Some of these are Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University, and Lindenwood University.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "St. Louis United States – Visiting the Gateway to the West". Globosapiens.net. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
↑ St. Louis Public Library on "Mound City" Archived October 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ STLtoday.com on "The Lou".
↑ "Rome of the West". Stltoday.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "St. Louis City, Missouri – Population Finder – American FactFinder". United States Geological Survey. October 24, 1980. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
↑ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Department of the Interior — U.S. Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
↑ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 7, 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "The Climatology of the St. Louis Area". www.weather.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Missouri/St.%20Louis/ Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine

Other websites

Official website
Built St. Louis
St. Louis Convention & Visitors Bureau
St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
City-data.com – St. Louis
Washington University - About St. Louis Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
The City of St. Louis, Missouri
Historic maps of St. Louis in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at the University of Missouri

[Globosapiens.net-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "St. Louis United States – Visiting the Gateway to the West". Globosapiens.net. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.

[2] St. Louis Public Library on "Mound City" Archived October 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

[3] STLtoday.com on "The Lou".

[4] "Rome of the West". Stltoday.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

[TigerWebMapServer-5] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[St._Louis_Elevation-6] "St. Louis City, Missouri – Population Finder – American FactFinder". United States Geological Survey. October 24, 1980. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2008.

[St._Louis_elevation_2-7] "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Department of the Interior — U.S. Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[2020_Census_(City)-8] "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 7, 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "The Climatology of the St. Louis Area". www.weather.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

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Greater St. Louis
Illinois Missouri United States of America
Topics	Culture Crime Economy Education History Parks Transportation
Central city	St. Louis
Largest cities (over 20,000 in 2000)	Affton CDP Alton Ballwin Belleville Chesterfield Collinsville East St. Louis Edwardsville Ferguson Florissant Granite City Hazelwood Kirkwood Maryland Heights Mehlville CDP Oakville CDP O'Fallon, Illinois O'Fallon, Missouri St. Charles St. Peters Spanish Lake CDP University City Webster Groves Wildwood
Largest towns and villages (over 10,000 in 2000)	Arnold Bellefontaine Neighbors Berkeley Bridgeton Cahokia Clayton Concord CDP Crestwood Creve Coeur Fairview Heights Farmington Festus Glen Carbon Godfrey Jennings Lake St. Louis Lemay CDP Manchester Overland Old Jamestown CDP St. Ann Swansea Town and Country Washington Wentzville Wood River
Missouri Counties	Franklin Jefferson Lincoln St. Charles St. Francois St. Louis City St. Louis County Warren Washington
Illinois Counties	Bond Calhoun Clinton Jersey Macoupin Madison Monroe St. Clair
Subregions	Metro East Westplex

State of Missouri
Jefferson City (capital)
Topics	Government Delegations Geography Transportation History People Battles Tourist attractions	Seal of Missouri
Society	Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics
Regions	Boonslick Bootheel Crowley's Ridge Dissected Till Plains Four State Area Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor Honey Lands Lead Belt Lincoln Hills Little Dixie Loess Hills Mid-Missouri Mississippi Embayment Missouri Rhineland Northern Plains Osage Plains Ozark Plateau Platte Purchase Pony Express St. Francois Mountains Westplex
Metro areas	Columbia Jefferson City Joplin Kansas City Springfield St. Joseph St. Louis
Largest cities	Kansas City St. Louis Springfield Columbia Independence Lee's Summit O'Fallon St. Joseph St. Charles St. Peters Blue Springs Joplin Florissant Chesterfield Jefferson City Wentzville Cape Girardeau Wildwood University City Liberty Ballwin Raytown Kirkwood Gladstone Maryland Heights Hazelwood Grandview
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St. Louis, Missouri
Independent city
Downtown St. Louis skyline from the east
Flag Seal Logo
Nickname(s): "Gateway to the West",^[1] The Gateway City,^[1] Mound City,^[2] The Lou,^[3] Rome of the West,^[4] River City, The STL, St. Lou
St. Louis Location within Missouri Show map of Missouri St. Louis Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W / 38.62722; -90.19778
Country	United States
State	Missouri
CSA	St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL
Metro	St. Louis, MO-IL
Founded	February 14, 1764
Incorporated	1822
Named for	Louis IX of France
Area ^[5]
• Independent city	66.17 sq mi (171.39 km²)
• Land	61.72 sq mi (159.85 km²)
• Water	4.45 sq mi (11.53 km²)
• Urban	910.4 sq mi (2,357.8 km²)
• Metro	8,458 sq mi (21,910 km²)
Elevation ^[6]	466 ft (142 m)
Highest elevation ^[7]	614 ft (187 m)
Population (2020)^[8]
• Independent city	301,578
• Rank	US: 80th Missouri: 2nd
• Density	4,886.23/sq mi (1,886.59/km²)
• Urban	2,156,323 (US: 22nd)
• Urban density	2,368.6/sq mi (914.5/km²)
• Metro	2,809,299 (US: 21st)
• CSA	2,914,230 (US: 20th)
Demonym(s)	St. Louisan; Saint Louisan
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	314/557
FIPS code	29-65000
Website	stlouis-mo.gov

Mayors of cities with populations exceeding 100,000 in Missouri
State capital: Carrie Tergin (Jefferson City)
Quinton Lucas (Kansas City) Tishaura Jones (St. Louis) Ken McClure (Springfield) Barbara Buffaloe (Columbia) Rory Rowland (Independence) William Baird (Lee's Summit)