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| St.
Louis was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established
a fur-trading post and Pierre Laclède Liguest, a New Orleans
merchant, founded a town at the present site. They named it after
King Louis XV of France and his patron saint, Louis IX. From 1770
to 1803, St. Louis was a Spanish possession, but it was ceded back
to France in 1803 in accordance with the Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800),
only to be acquired by the U.S. as part of the Louisiana purchase
later that year. |
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| Total
City Population |
| |
Central City - 348,189
Total - 2,623,260 |
| City
Black Population |
| |
Central
City - 178,266 (51.2%) |
| City
Hispanic Population |
| |
Central
City - 7,022 (2.0%) |
| City
Asian Population |
| |
Central
City - 6,891 (2.0%) |
| City
Highlights |
| |
Gateway
Arch
Ameristar
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
The Black World History Museum |
| Colleges
and Universities |
| |
Washington
University
Saint Louis University
University of Missouri - St. Louis |
| Major
Companies HQ |
| |
Anheuser-Busch
May Department Stores
Emerson
Graybar Electric |
| Pro
Sports Teams |
| |
St.
Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Blues |
| Local
Area Celebrities |
| |
Josephine
Baker
Chuck Berry
Redd Foxx
Dick Gregory |
| Median
Income |
| |
$32,666 |
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