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St. Louis
Unthirlt ceety
City of St. Louis
Frae top left: Forest Park Jewel Box, MetroLink (St. Louis) at Lambert - St. Louis Internaitional Airport, Apotheosis of St. Louis at the St. Louis Art Museum, Gateway Arch an the St. Louis skyline, Busch Stadium, an the St. Louis Zoo
Banner o St. Louis
Banner
Eik-name(s): 
Rome of the West, STL, Gateway to the West,[1] Mound City[2][3]
Location in the State o Missouri
Location in the State o Missouri
Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W / 38.62722; -90.19778Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W / 38.62722; -90.19778
KintraUnitit States
StateMissouri
CoontyUnthirlt ceety
MetroGreater St. Louis
Foondit1764
Incorporatit1822
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor–cooncil govrenment
 • MayorLyda Krewson (D)
Area
 • Unthirlt ceety171.3 km2 (66.2 sq mi)
 • Laund160.4 km2 (61.9 sq mi)
 • Water11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation142 m (466 ft)
Population
 • Unthirlt ceety319,294
 • Estimate 
(2014)[6]
317,419
 • RankUS: 58t
 • Density1,991/km2 (5,157/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,150,706 (US: 20t)
 • Metro
2,810,056 (US: 19t)
 • CSA
2905893 (US: 19t)
Demonym(s)St. Louisan
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code(s)314, 636
Websitehttp://stlouis-mo.gov

St. Louis (pronounced /seɪnt ˈluːɪs/ (deprecatit template) or /sænt ˈluː.iː/; French: Saint-Louis or St-Louis, [sɛ̃ lwi] ( listen)) is an independent ceety[7] an the seicont-lairgest ceety in the U.S. state o Missouri. In 2010, St. Louis haed a population o 319,294; a 2013 estimate put the population at 318,416,[5] The principal municipality o Greater St. Louis, population 2,892,874, the lairgest urban aurie in Missouri, the 4t lairgest urban aurie in the Midwast, an 15t-lairgest in the Unitit States.[8]

Sister ceeties

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St. Louis haes 16 sister ceeties.[9]

Wi informal relations wi Philippines Tuguegarao, Philippines.

References

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  1. ↑ "St. Louis United States – Visiting the Gateway to the West". Globosapiens.net. Retrieved 14 Mairch 2011.
  2. ↑ St. Louis Public Library on "Mound City" Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ STLtoday.com on "The Lou" Archived 2008-05-22 at Archive.today.
  4. ↑ "St. Louis City, Missouri – Population Finder – American FactFinder". United States Geological Survey. 24 October 1980. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  5. ↑ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 27 Mairch 2015.
  7. ↑ Missouri QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Census.gov[deid airtin]
  9. ↑ "St. Louis Sister Cities". St. Louis Center for International Relations. Archived frae the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 20 Mairch 2011.
  10. ↑ "Stuttgart Städtepartnerschaften". Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Abteilung Außenbeziehungen (in German). Archived frae the original on 6 Apryle 2019. Retrieved 27 Julie 2013.
  11. ↑ "Kontakty partnerskie Miasta Szczecin". Urząd Miasta Szczecin (in Polish). Archived frae the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 29 Julie 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
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