St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri | |
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| Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W | |
| 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 |
| Area | |
| • 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) |
| Population | |
| • Independent city | 301,578 |
| • Rank | US: 80th 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 |
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, which is conveniently located next the the Busch Stadium ballpark.
Climate
[change | change source]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. The city is known to have quite variable weather, with temperatures in May ranging from 50 to 90 within a week. [9]
Cuisine
[change | change source]St. Louis is famous for a number of dishes made local such as toasted ravioli and pork steaks. Additionally, gooey butter cake is a dessert which is highly appreciated.
They now have a soccer team.
Sports
[change | change source]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.
Education
[change | change source]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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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]
- ↑ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "The Climatology of the St. Louis Area". www.weather.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Missouri/St.%20Louis/ Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
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Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website
- Built St. Louis
- St. Louis Convention & Visitors Bureau
- St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- City-data.com – St. Louis
- Washington University - About St. Louis Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- The City of St. Louis, Missouri
- Historic maps of St. Louis in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at the University of Missouri
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