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St. Louis (/ seɪntˈluːɪs, sənt -/ saynt LOO-iss, sənt-) [ 11 ] is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers.
The history of St. Louis began with the settlement of the area by Native American mound builders who lived as part of the Mississippian culture from the 9th century to the 15th century, followed by other migrating tribal groups. Starting in the late 17th century, French explorers arrived.
St. Louis County is located in eastern Missouri. It is bounded by the City of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south. At the 2020 census, the total population was 1,004,125, [1] making it the most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. [2] .
St. Louis is the principal city of the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, composed of 17 counties and the independent city of St. Louis; eight of its counties are in Illinois. As of 2022, St. Louis was the 21st-largest metropolitan area in the nation with 2.80 million people.
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.
St. Louis is located at 38°38′53″N 90°12′44″W. [1] The city is built primarily on bluffs and terraces that rise 100–200 feet (30–61 m) above the western banks of the Mississippi River, just south of the Missouri -Mississippi confluence. Much of the area is a fertile and gently rolling prairie that features low hills and broad, shallow valleys.
Greater St. Louis is the 21st-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, [ 3 ][ 4 ] the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois. Its core city — St. Louis, Missouri —sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, [ 5 ] it is the world's tallest arch [ 4 ] and Missouri's tallest accessible structure.
Saint Louis, Saint-Louis or St. Louis commonly refers to: Louis IX of France, King of France from 1226 to 1270; St. Louis, a city in Missouri, United States, named after the former; It may also refer to:
The Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area surrounds the city of St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis is the main city and commercial center for the area. It also includes the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area (CSA).