City of St Louis, Missouri
The City of St. Louis is an independent city completely surrounded by St. Louis County on the west, and the Mississippi River on the east, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Sometimes written as Saint Louis, the city, which is named after Louis IX of France, is adjacent to but not part of St. Louis County, Missouri, thus giving it an almost-unique situation similar to Baltimore, Maryland in comparison to other metropolitan areas. The City of St. Louis lies in the heart of Greater St. Louis, which includes counties in the states of Missouri and Illinois. It is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Missouri and the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The population of Metro St. Louis as of 2005 is approximately 2,786,728 according to the US Census Bureau. The St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest Metropolitan Area in Missouri, and the 18th largest in the United States, and has an estimated total population of 2,786,728 as of July 1, 2005. This area includes Saint Louis County (1,004,666), the independent City of Saint Louis (352,572), the Missouri counties of Saint Charles (329,940), Jefferson (213,669), Franklin (99,090), Lincoln (47,727), Warren (28,764), and Washington (24,032), and the Illinois counties of Madison (264,309), Saint Clair (260,067), Macoupin (49,111), Clinton (36,095), Monroe (31,040), Jersey (22,456), Bond (18,027), and Calhoun (5,163). The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the region's major daily newspaper. St Louis Homes, St Louis Real Estate St Louis MLS, Missouri Jobs Move to St Louis St Louis Hotels St Louis Condos St Louis Jobs Missouri Homes Missouri Real Estate Missouri MLS Missouri Jobs
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