Botanical Heights
Neighborhood of St. Louis
Houses in Botanical Heights, October 2012
Houses in Botanical Heights, October 2012
Location (red) of Botanical Heights within St. Louis
Location (red) of Botanical Heights within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards17
Area
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total1,196
 • Density2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Part of 63110
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

Botanical Heights is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Its former name was McRee Town. The Botanical Heights neighborhood is defined by Chouteau Avenue on the North, Interstate 44 on the South, 39th Street on the East and Vandeventer Avenue on the West. This near Southside neighborhood is located just north of the Shaw neighborhood.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1990 3,152—    
2000 1,818−42.3%
2010 1,037−43.0%
2020 1,196+15.3%

In 2020 Botanical Heights' population was 50.0% Black, 37.2% White, 0.3% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 7.3% Two or More Races, and 1.6% Some Other Race. 5.0% of the neighborhood's population was of Hispanic or Latino origin, 20.3% have a High school education.[3]

Racial composition 2000[4] 2010[5] 2020[6]
White 6.8% 20.3% 37.2%
Black or African American 89.4% 74.4% 50.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.4% 2.1% 5.0%
Asian 0% 1.7% 3.3%

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Census Neighborhood Results".
  2. ^ Neighborhood Data Profile for Botanical Heights Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "City of St. Louis" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. ^ "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.
  5. ^ "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.
  6. ^ (PDF). City of St. Louis https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/documents/upload/Total-Population-by-Neighborhood-Census-2020-Redistricting-Release-2.pdf. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)

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