St. Louis

**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. Its most famous landmark is the Gateway Arch, which is conveniently located next the Busch Stadium ballpark.

## Climate

St. Louis has a hot-summer continental climate (_Dfa_ in the Köppen climate classification) and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are often hot and humid with temperatures in July between 70 and 90 degrees. The city is known to have quite variable weather, with temperatures in May ranging from 50 to 90 within a week.

## Cuisine

St. Louis is famous for a number of dishes made local such as toasted ravioli and pork steaks. Additionally, gooey butter cake is a dessert which is highly appreciated.

## Sports

St. Louis has three major sports teams, all of which play in the downtown area: The St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, and the St. Louis City Soccer Club of the Major Soccer League. St. Louis had a National Football League team from 1995 to 2015, named the St. Louis Rams, which moved back to Los Angeles, California after that season.

## Education

There are many colleges and universities in and around St. Louis. Some of these are Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University, and Lindenwood University.

## References

http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Missouri/St.%20Louis/  <nowiki/>

## Other websites

- Built St. Louis
- St. Louis Convention & Visitors Bureau
- St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
- City-data.com – St. Louis
- Washington University - About St. Louis
- The City of St. Louis, Missouri
- Historic maps of St. Louis in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection  at the University of Missouri

## Infobox (settlement)

- **settlement type**: Independent city (United States), Independent city
- **name**: St. Louis, Missouri
- **image skyline**: St Louis night.jpg
- **image caption**: Downtown St. Louis skyline from the east
- **image flag**: Flag of St. Louis, Missouri.svg
- **image seal**: Seal of St. Louis, Missouri.svg
- **image blank emblem**: Logo of St. Louis, Missouri.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **nickname**: "Gateway to the West", The Gateway City, Mound City, The Lou, Rome of the West, River City, The STL, St. Lou
- **pushpin map**: USA Missouri#United States
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Missouri##Location within the United States
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **pushpin label**: St. Louis
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Missouri
- **subdivision type2**: Combined statistical area, CSA
- **subdivision name2**: Greater St. Louis, St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL
- **subdivision type3**: Metropolitan statistical area, Metro
- **subdivision name3**: St. Louis, MO-IL MSA, St. Louis, MO-IL
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: February 14, 1764
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1822
- **named for**: Louis IX of France
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Cara Spencer (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 171.39
- **area total sq mi**: 66.17
- **area land km2**: 159.85
- **area land sq mi**: 61.72
- **area water km2**: 11.53
- **area water sq mi**: 4.45
- **area urban sq mi**: 910.4
- **area urban km2**: 2,357.8
- **area metro sq mi**: 8,458
- **elevation ft**: 466
- **population total**: 301578
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population density sq mi**: 4886.23
- **population density km2**: 1886.59
- **population urban**: 2156323 (US: List of United States urban areas, 22nd)
- **population density urban km2**: 914.5
- **population density urban sq mi**: 2,368.6
- **population metro**: 2809299 (US: Metropolitan statistical area, 21st)
- **population rank**: US: List of United States cities by population, 82nd
Missouri: 2nd
- **population blank2 title**: Combined Statistical Area, CSA
- **population blank2**: 2914230 (US: Combined statistical area, 20th)
- **population demonym**: St. Louisan; Saint Louisan
- **area code**: Area code 314, 314/557
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **elevation max ft**: 614
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 29-65000