Gravois Park
Neighborhood of St. Louis
Homes across from Gravois Park in the neighborhood of the same name.
Homes across from Gravois Park in the neighborhood of the same name.
Location (red) of Gravois Park within St. Louis
Location (red) of Gravois Park within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards9, 15, 20
Area
 • Total0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total4,683
 • Density11,000/sq mi (4,100/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Parts of 63118
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

Gravois Park is a historic[2] neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Roughly bounded by Jefferson Avenue, Chippewa Street, Grand Boulevard, and Cherokee Street, the Gravois Park neighborhood is a diverse mix of homeowners, renters, and businesses. The area's architecture reflects its settlement at the turn of the 20th century. The namesake park dates from 1812 (a grant made by the US government[3]), and was praised for its beauty in the nineteenth century already,[4] and in 1914 was part of a walking tour of the city meant to show off the City Plan Commission's "idealized view of the shape of the city."[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19905,183—
20005,82612.4%
20105,225−10.3%
20204,683−10.4%
Sources:[6][7]

In 2020 the Gravois Park's racial makeup was 60.7% Black, 20.6% White, 0.5% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 8.0% Two Or More Races, and 7.5% Some Other Race. 10.9% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.[8]

As of the 2010 census, Gravois Park is the densest neighborhood in the city of St. Louis at 11,929 residents per square mile [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Census Neighborhood Results".
  2. ^ Wagman, Jake (2005-06-10). "City is betting that barriers will be a roadblock to crime". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. B1.
  3. ^ Glimpses of the Past v. 4. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society. 1937. p. 168.
  4. ^ Oreare, George Washington (1888). Commercial and architectural St. Louis. Jones & Orear. p. 31.
  5. ^ Sandweiss, Eric (2001). St. Louis: the evolution of an American urban landscape. Temple UP. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-56639-886-2.
  6. ^ "Gravois Park Neighborhood Statistics". St Louis, MO. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Neighborhood Census Data". City of St. Louis. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ^ "City of St. Louis" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  9. ^ "Pxstl4.JPG (3000x2030 pixels)". uicstl.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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