Gravois Park, St. Louis

Gravois Park
St. Louis neighborhood

Homes across from Gravois Park in the neighborhood of the same name.

Location of the Gravois Park neighborhood within the City of St. Louis
Country United States
State Missouri
City St. Louis
Wards 9, 15, 20
Area
 • Total 0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,225
 • Density 12,000/sq mi (4,600/km2)
ZIP code(s) Parts of 63118
Area code(s) 314
Website stlouis-mo.gov

Gravois Park is a historic[1] neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Roughly bounded by Jefferson Avenue, Chippewa Street, Grand Boulevard and Cherokee Street, the Gravois Park neighborhood is a diverse mix of homeowners, renters and businesses. The area's architecture reflects its settlement at the turn of the 20th century. The park itself dates from 1812 (a grant made by the US government[2]), and was praised for its beauty in the nineteenth century already,[3] and in 1914 was part of a walking tour of the city meant to show off the City Plan Commission's "idealized view of the shape of the city."[4]

Demographics

In 2010 the Gravois Park's racial makeup was 68.4% Black, 22.4% White, 0.4% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 3.9% Two Or More Races, and 3.2% Some Other Race. 8.1% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.[5]

As of the 2010 census, Gravois Park is the densest neighborhood in the city of St. Louis at 11,929 residents per square mile [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wagman, Jake (2005-06-10). "City is betting that barriers will be a roadblock to crime". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. B1.
  2. ↑ Glimpses of the Past v. 4. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society. 1937. p. 168.
  3. ↑ Oreare, George Washington (1888). Commercial and architectural St. Louis. Jones & Orear. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Sandweiss, Eric (2001). St. Louis: the evolution of an American urban landscape. Temple UP. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-56639-886-2.
  5. ↑ http://dynamic.stlouis-mo.gov/census/neigh_comp.cfm
  6. ↑ http://uicstl.com/wp-content/gallery/viz-density/pxstl4.jpg

Coordinates: 38°35′27″N 90°14′07″W / 38.5909°N 90.2353°W / 38.5909; -90.2353


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.