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Saint Louis, Missouri

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(Sainte Genevieve County)

Saint Louis Place
(Saint Louis County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Saint Louis had a population of 348,189 people ^<1>. This represents 6.21% of the total population of Missouri, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	354,361	+1.77%	-0.37% since 2007
2007	355,663	+2.15%	+0.52% since 2006
2006	353,837	+1.62%	+0.36% since 2005
2005	352,572	+1.26%	+0.53% since 2004
2004	350,705	+0.72%	+0.77% since 2003
2003	348,039
2002	350,471	+0.66%	+0.15% since 2001
2001	349,955	+0.51%	+0.51% since 2000
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2000	348,189	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Kansas City	W	236 mi [379.8 km]	451,572	2.27% increase
-2-	Saint Louis			354,361	1.77% increase
3	Springfield	SW	195 mi [313.8 km]	156,206	3.05% increase
4	Independence	W	225 mi [362.1 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease
5	Columbia	W	116 mi [186.7 km]	100,733	19.17% increase
6	Saint Joseph	W	259 mi [416.8 km]	76,197	2.98% increase
7	Lee's Summit	W	226 mi [363.7 km]	84,208	19.11% increase

Saint Louis had 176,354 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Saint Louis has a total area of 66.1 square miles [171.3 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 61.9 square miles [160.4 km²]4.23 square miles [10.94 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Saint Louis had a 2000 population density of 5,622 people per square mile [2,171 people/km²], making it the state's 19th most densely populated area.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Saint Louis and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Saint Louis. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	11	422,032	0.34% increase
10 mi [16 km]	76	795,201	0.89% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	106	1,113,913	0.37% increase
20 mi [32 km]	130	1,454,884	1.24% increase
25 mi [40 km]	147	1,609,031	1.94% increase
30 mi [48 km]	168	1,744,366	4.27% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Saint Louis. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Saint Louis, it also contains a comparison between Saint Louis and the state of Missouri.

Click here for the Saint Louis QuickFact (QF-2965000).

The following communities are nearby Saint Louis and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
East Saint Louis (IL)	QF-1722255	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	28,773	8.78% decrease
University City	QF-2975220	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	36,289	3.04% decrease
Granite City (IL)	QF-1730926	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	30,703	1.91% decrease
Belleville (IL)	QF-1704845	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	41,097	0.76% decrease
Florissant	QF-2924778	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	50,561	0.13% increase
Alton (IL)	QF-1701114	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	29,393	3.62% decrease
Ballwin	QF-2903160	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	30,033	4% decrease
Chesterfield	QF-2913600	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	46,064	1.58% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Saint Louis.

A Census Quickfact is available for Saint Louis City (QF-29510).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Saint Louis:

	State Code:	29 (Missouri)
	County Code:	510 (Saint Louis City)
	Place Code:	65000 (Saint Louis)

	State & County Code:	29510 (Missouri/Saint Louis City)

	State & Place Code:	2965000 (Missouri/Saint Louis)

Saint Louis is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Saint Louis.

The Commemorative
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Missouri ^<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Saint Louis and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Saint Louis. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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