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St. Louis

Northern America

An independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, sited near the point where the Mississippi and Missouri rivers meet. Its 2020 census population of 301,578 anchors a metropolitan area of over 2.8 million people that reaches into Illinois, making it Missouri's largest metropolitan region.

Facts
Population
301,578 1
Area (sq km)
171.39 1
Founding Year
1764 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
142 1
Latitude
38.627222 degrees north 1
Longitude
90.197778 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
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It is based primarily at the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri
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moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they played for 52 years as the St. Louis Browns
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professional baseball team based in St. Louis
Sources
1. St. Louis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, REST summary extract
    In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million.
  • Infobox, Area (City)
    66.17 sq mi (171.39 km²)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    466 ft (142 m)
  • Infobox, Founded/Settled
    February 14, 1764
  • Infobox, coordinates (wikitext Coord template)
    38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.6272,-90.1978
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 150.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, -90.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, -90.25
38.75 -90.25 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: St. Louis - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4407066
Quote, cities500 record 4407066
38.62727 -90.19789 P PPLA2 US MO 510 279695 142 149 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: St. Louis
Wikidata Q38022, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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