The City of St. Louis officially recognizes 79 neighborhoods within its limits. Census data are collected for each neighborhood, as well as crime data , historic property data, and dining establishment health ratings . National historic neighborhoods are identified by the official neighborhood to which they belong.
14-536: Benton Park is a neighborhood in southside St. Louis , Missouri , just west of the Soulard neighborhood. The official boundaries of the area are Gravois Avenue on the north, Cherokee Street on the south, I-55 on the east, and Jefferson Avenue on the west. Benton Park is unrelated to Benton Place, a private street located in Lafayette Square , St. Louis. The area now comprising Benton Park proper
28-635: A ward was an administrative subdivision of a county , very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. In Australia , Canada , New Zealand , South Africa , Sri Lanka , the United Kingdom , and the United States , wards are an electoral district , within a district or municipality , used in local government elections. In the United States, wards are usually subdivided into precincts for polling purposes. In Wisconsin,
42-546: A 'ward' is what in most other states would be a precinct In some cities of India , such as Mumbai and Delhi , a ward is an administrative unit of the city region; a city area is divided into Zones, which in turn contain numerous wards. The smallest administrative unit of Gram Panchayats in India is also known as a ward. In Bangladesh wards are subdivisions of a city or town which administrates under City Corporations and municipalities ( pourashova ) In East Africa,
56-789: Is generally thought to include the St. Louis Union Station and Enterprise Center , even though Downtown technically ends at Tucker Avenue (12th Street). Additionally, the Fox Theatre and Powell Symphony Hall are popularly considered a part of Midtown St. Louis even though they are in Grand Center . Dogtown is an area south of Forest Park that includes at least 4 distinct neighborhoods. Moreover, sometimes several neighborhoods are lumped together in categories such as "North City" and "South City." North City used to have large Polish and German , among others, immigrant populations, evidenced by
70-727: The area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest , England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered. The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London , where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland . In parts of northern England ,
84-405: The churches they built, such as St. Stanislaus Kostka Church . The following is a list of neighborhoods of the city of St. Louis, Missouri . ^1 American Indian or Alaskan Native ^2 May be of any race. The north side of the city is defined as north of Delmar Boulevard, the central corridor as between Delmar and I-44, and the south side as south of I-44. In 2020 the north side
98-571: The popular German styles require. The caves maintain a constant 55 degree temperature that is ideal for beer storage. Today, all of the cave entrances are sealed. One such cave, the McHose & English Cave, is said to run underneath Benton Park to the Lemp Brewery, several blocks to the southeast. The Lemp Brewery was one of the most notable of the city's breweries, which still stands today, although defunct. In 2020 Benton Park's racial makeup
112-457: The south side was 24.0% black, 60.6% white, 0.4% American Indian/Alaska Native, 7.6% Two or More Races, 3.9% Asian, and 3.6% Some Other Race. 7.1% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. The city can also be divided by the wards of the Board of Aldermen . These wards, however, change with every new census, and data are not as readily available for comparison across wards. Nevertheless,
126-464: The wards are important in the functioning of the city, as the approval of the local Alderman is generally understood to be necessary before large projects may begin. Ward (country subdivision) A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods , thoroughfares , parishes , landmarks , geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to
140-819: The word ward used in English is translated into Swahili/Kiswahili as Kata. In the case of a municipal amalgamation , the former cities and towns that make up the new metropolis may be referred to as wards. In Monaco , wards are informal divisions of the country, grouped into quartiers. In the Republic of Ireland , urban divisions were called wards and rural ones were called district electoral divisions . Both were renamed as electoral divisions in 1996. The electoral districts for Irish local authorities are local electoral areas . These are generally defined as combinations of electoral divisions, and in urban areas were formally described as combination of wards. In Japan ,
154-446: Was 68.1% White, 22.3% Black, 0.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 6.8% two or more races, and 1.1% some other race. 3.8% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. 38°36′03″N 90°13′12″W / 38.6008°N 90.2200°W / 38.6008; -90.2200 List of neighborhoods of St. Louis Also, several neighborhood names extend to areas well beyond their technical borders. For example, Downtown St. Louis
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#1732765554705168-408: Was 90.0% Black, 4.5% White, 0.3% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, 3.2% Two or More Races and 1.2% Some Other Race. 1.8% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. In 2020 the central corridor was 32.6% Black, 50.9% White, 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native, 5.9% Two or More Races, 8.3% Asian, and 2.0% Some Other Race. 4.3% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. In 2020
182-479: Was first used as the City Cemetery, from 1842–1865. Those buried in the cemetery were relocated in 1865, and the neighborhood was created on June 25, 1866, by city ordinance. The site of the park was originally 17 acres, but was reduced to 14 1/3 acres to accommodate perimeter streets. Noted horticulturist Edward F. Krausnick landscaped the park, incorporating a greenhouse, a footbridge, and two ponds. The park
196-472: Was used for botanical instruction and community activities and today is a popular recreational area. Originally named City Park, the park was later renamed after Thomas Hart Benton , the first U.S. Senator representing the people of Missouri. As the neighborhood grew, it attracted several breweries due to its location above a system of caves that were ideal for beer storage, or " lagering " in German, as many of
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