St. Louis (/seɪnt ˈluːɪs, sənt-/ saynt LOO-iss, sənt-)[11] is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578,[8] while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. The city's combined statistical area is the 20th-largest in the United States.[12]
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St. Louis | |
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Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
CSA | St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL |
Metro | St. Louis, MO-IL |
Founded | February 14, 1764 |
Incorporated | 1809 |
Named for | Louis IX of France |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Board of Aldermen |
• Mayor | Tishaura Jones (D) |
• President, Board of Aldermen | Megan Green (D) |
• Treasurer | Adam Layne |
• Comptroller | Darlene Green (D) |
• Congressional representative | Wesley Bell (D) |
Area | |
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 | |
301,578 | |
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• Rank | US: 76th Midwest: 13th 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 |
GDP | |
• Greater St. Louis | $209.9 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |