St. Louis, Missouri
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
Location within Missouri
Show map of Missouri 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 • 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) • Independent city 301,578 • Rank US: 70th 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 .
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.
St. Louis is famous for a number of dishes made local such as toasted ravioli and pork steaks.
They now have a soccer team.
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.
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.
↑ 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 ]
http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Missouri/St.%20Louis/ Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
Architecture
Culture
Crime
Economy
Education
Fire
Flag
Geography
History
Hospitals
Landmarks
Neighborhoods
Parks
People
Police
Skyscrapers
Sports
Transportation
Wards
Topics
Culture
Crime
Economy
Education
History
Parks
Transportation
Central city Largest cities (over 20,000 in 2000 ) Largest towns and villages (over 10,000 in 2000 ) Missouri Counties Illinois Counties Subregions
New York, New York
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
Houston, Texas
Phoenix, Arizona
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego, California
Dallas, Texas
San Jose, California
Austin, Texas
Jacksonville, Florida
Fort Worth, Texas
Columbus, Ohio
Indianapolis, Indiana
Charlotte, North Carolina
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington
Denver, Colorado
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nashville, Tennessee
El Paso, Texas
Washington, D.C.
Boston, Massachusetts
Las Vegas, Nevada
Portland, Oregon
Detroit, Michigan
Louisville, Kentucky
Memphis, Tennessee
Baltimore, Maryland
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fresno, California
Tucson, Arizona
Sacramento, California
Mesa, Arizona
Kansas City, Missouri
Atlanta, Georgia
Omaha, Nebraska
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Raleigh, North Carolina
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Long Beach, California
Miami, Florida
Oakland, California
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bakersfield, California
Wichita, Kansas
Arlington, Texas
Aurora, Colorado
Tampa, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cleveland, Ohio
Anaheim, California
Honolulu, Hawaii
Henderson, Nevada
Stockton, California
Lexington, Kentucky
Corpus Christi, Texas
Riverside, California
Santa Ana, California
Orlando, Florida
Irvine, California
Cincinnati, Ohio
Newark, New Jersey
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Greensboro, North Carolina
St. Louis, Missouri
Lincoln, Nebraska
Plano, Texas
Anchorage, Alaska
Durham, North Carolina
Jersey City, New Jersey
Chandler, Arizona
Chula Vista, California
Buffalo, New York
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Gilbert, Arizona
Madison, Wisconsin
Reno, Nevada
Toledo, Ohio
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lubbock, Texas
St. Petersburg, Florida
Laredo, Texas
Irving, Texas
Chesapeake, Virginia
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Glendale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Garland, Texas
Boise, Idaho
Norfolk, Virginia
Spokane, Washington
Fremont, California
Richmond, Virginia
Santa Clarita, California
San Bernardino, California
International National Geographic People Other