Wydown/Skinker, St. Louis

Wydown/Skinker is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. Washington University in St. Louis is located just north of this neighborhood. The neighborhood is bounded by the city limits on the west, Forsyth Boulevard on the north, Forest Park (Skinker Blvd.) on the east and Clayton Avenue on the south.^[2] The Missouri Historical Society Library & Research Center is located in the Wydown/Skinker neighborhood.

Wydown/Skinker
Neighborhood of St. Louis
Memorial Presbyterian Church (foreground) and the Missouri Historical Society (aft, in a former synagogue) are both located in the small neighborhood of Wydown/Skinker.
Location (red) of Wydown/Skinker within St. Louis
Country	United States
State	Missouri
City	St. Louis
Wards	28
Area
• Total	0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	1,121
• Density	8,600/sq mi (3,300/km2)
ZIP code(s)	Part of 63105
Area code(s)	314
Website	stlouis-mo.gov

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1990	1,169	—
2000	1,056	−9.7%
2010	1,054	−0.2%
2020	1,121	+6.4%
[3]

In 2020 Wydown/Skinker's racial makeup was 73.4% White, 2.9% Black, 18.5% Asian, 4.6% Two or More Races, and 0.3% Some Other Race. 3.7% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.^[4]

Racial composition	1990[5]	2000[6]	2010[7]	2020
White	93.4%	90.2%	85.7%	73.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	2.5%	3.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	0%	1.9%	3.1%	3.7%
Asian	0%	5.5%	7.5%	18.5%