St. Louis
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| City of St. Louis | |||
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| Nickname(s): Gateway City, STL, Gateway to the West,[1] Mound City,[2] The Lou[3] | |||
 City of St. Louis
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| Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°WCoordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Missouri | ||
| County | Independent City | ||
| Metro | Greater St. Louis | ||
| Settled | 1703 | ||
| Founded | 1763 | ||
| Incorporated | 1822 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-manager government | ||
| • Mayor | Francis G. Slay (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Independent City | 66.2 sq mi (171.3 km2) | ||
| • Land | 61.9 sq mi (160.4 km2) | ||
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2) | ||
| Elevation[4] | 466 ft (142 m) | ||
| Population [5] | |||
| • Independent City | 354,361 (July, 2,008) | ||
| • Density | 5,724.7/sq mi (2,209.2/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 2,820,816 (July, 2,008) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| Area code(s) | 314 | ||
| Website | http://stlouis.missouri.org/ | ||
Saint Louis is a large and important city in the American state of Missouri. It is by the Mississippi River. It was founded by the French and 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.
Education [change]
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.
Sports [change]
Professional sports teams in St. Louis are:
- St. Louis Blues - ice hockey
- St. Louis Rams - football
- St. Louis Cardinals - baseball
References [change]
- ↑ "Visiting the Gateway to The West". Globosapians. http://www.globosapiens.net/travel-information/St.+Louis-698.html. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ↑ St. Louis Public Library on "Mound City".
- ↑ STLtoday.com on "The Lou".
- ↑ "St. Louis City, Missouri - Population Finder - American FactFinder". U.S. Geological Survey. 1980-10-24. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=106:3:3712217792123411::NO::P3_FID:765765. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ↑ Population Drops in St. Louis, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (July 1, 2009)
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