SAINT LOUIS IS ALMOST AN ISLAND

Saint Louis City and Saint Louis County are more than 90% surrounded by the Mississippi, Missouri and Meramec Rivers. There are only two land routes in and out of this area which do not require a river crossing; Highway 100 and Route T, which are both 2-lane roads at the Franklin County Line.

ST. LOUIS POPULATION LOSS

Saint Louis has lost 64% of its population since the 1950 U.S. Census, the highest percentage of any city that had a population of 100,000 or more at the time of the 1950 Census. Detroit, Michigan and Youngstown, Ohio are the only other cities that have had population declines of at least 60% in the same time frame.