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89-617: Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri , and borders the independent city of St. Louis . The population was 17,355 at the 2020 census . Organized in 1877, the city was named after Ralph Clayton, a citizen who donated the land for the St. Louis County courthouse. The architecture of central Clayton reflects its economic activity and eras of growth. An impressive collection of mid-century modern low and high rise structures contrast with earlier mansions, stores and flats. Its surrounding residential neighborhoods maintain

178-415: A 750 V DC supply. Each car has an enclosed operator cab at each end. This configuration is the most flexible for operations but prevents travel between cars. Each car has separate doors for boarding at station level and track level; in normal operations, the track-level doors (equipped with stairs) are unused. In 2026, Metro plans to begin phasing out the original SD-400 cars and to refurbish

267-531: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

356-521: A 4-year, $ 18.9 million contract with the joint venture Northside-Southside Transit Partners to provide consulting services for the design phase of the project. In February 2024, the East-West Gateway Council of Governments approved the updated locally preferred alternative along Jefferson. The 2023 design study estimates 5,000 daily boardings, $ 8-9 million in annual operating costs, and $ 1.1 billion in capital costs. An extension of

445-613: A Centene training center; DeMun School burned in a fire and was replaced by Ralph M. Captain Elementary; and, after Brown v. Board of Education abolished segregated schools, Crispus Attucks School in downtown Clayton was demolished and replaced with an office building. The St. Louis County Library operates the Mid-County Branch in Clayton, which was rebuilt and reopened on September 4, 2020. At 30-acres, Shaw Park

534-606: A Semester Pass for full-time students. In 2018, Metro introduced the Gateway Card, a multi-use smart card that was intended to eliminate most paper passes and tickets. In 2023, Metro announced that it would replace the Gateway Card—one Bi-State official called it a "failed system"—with a new fare collection system as part of the Secure Platform Plan. † Two-hour passes can only be purchased as

623-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

712-422: A dense, walkable character and were largely developed in the pre-war era. These neighborhoods consist of brick walkups, apartment buildings, mansions and modest single family homes centered around several small business districts. Claverach Park is a residential neighborhood bounded by Wydown Boulevard on the north, Ridgemoor Drive and Big Bend Boulevard on the east, Clayton Road on the south, and Audubon Drive on

801-410: A female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 34.5% consisted of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.9. 16.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 25.4% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

890-511: A male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 29.2 years. 15.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 27.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

979-672: A mobile fare option on the Transit app In 2019, the St. Clair County Transit District was awarded $ 96 million in Illinois infrastructure funding to build a 5.2-mile (8.4 km) extension of the Red Line from Shiloh–Scott to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah . This extension will include two 2.6-mile (4.2 km) segments, a double-track and a single-track segment, along with

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1068-650: A new fare collection system, Metro staff will operate the fare gates manually at first. The second package covers seven Missouri stations and is also slated for completion by late 2024. The remaining stations and the upgraded fare collection system are slated for completion by early 2026. MetroLink's proposed North-South light rail line would lack the rapid transit-like characteristics of the Red and Blue lines, resembling instead other U.S. on-street light rail lines, such as those in Houston or Phoenix . The new line has been named

1157-645: A new fare collection system, more fences, passenger-assist telephones, and more than 1,800 cameras to be monitored at a center opened in November 2022 at Metro's Central Garage. The SPP will be implemented in three "packages" with full operation expected to begin in 2026. In September 2023, Bi-State awarded a $ 6.4 million contract to Millstone Weber LLC for the first package covering four Illinois stations. The gates at these first four stations began operating in September 2024. However, due to delays in implementing

1246-502: A passenger initially boards. Some fares, such as monthly or weekly fares, do not need to be validated, but passengers must have the pass in their possession while riding and must show the pass to security personnel upon request. Reduced fares can be purchased by seniors ages 65+, people with disabilities, and children ages 5–12. Up to three children under 5 may ride free with a fare-paying rider. Proof of age may be requested of all people riding with reduced fares. Other types of passes include

1335-653: A public-private partnership including Washington University, BJC HealthCare , Great Rivers Greenway and Cortex. The new Cortex station , located just east of Boyle Avenue, opened to the public on July 31, 2018. On July 26, 2022, the Forest Park-DeBaliviere and Delmar Loop MetroLink stations were impacted by a flash flood that shut down the system for nearly 72 hours and caused roughly $ 40 million in damage. Damages included nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) of track bed, two elevators, two communications rooms and three signal houses. Two MetroLink vehicles were

1424-491: A small commercial district at the intersection of Hanley and Wydown Boulevard. Most of the single family homes are concentrated east of Glenridge Drive while most of the apartment buildings are concentrated to the west. The neighborhood's boundaries are Wydown Boulevard on the north, Audubon Drive on the east, Clayton Road on the south, and Hanley Road on the west. North Clayton is a dense, walkable set of neighborhoods that encompass all of Clayton north of Maryland Avenue. The area

1513-630: A station at the airport. Construction on the extension began in 2023 with Metro expecting completion in the spring of 2026. In 2023, Metro began a system-wide rehabilitation program that will last up to three years. That spring, Metro began rehabilitating the downtown subway tunnels , including the Laclede's Landing , Convention Center , and 8th & Pine subway stations. Elsewhere, catenary wire , curve tracks, platforms, retaining walls, staircases, and system conduit are to be upgraded or replaced. Beginning in 2024, Metro will start rehabilitating

1602-589: A total loss. On July 31, 2023, Metro received $ 27.7 million in federal emergency disaster relief funding to help cover the cost of flood damage. In 2023, Bi-State's board approved a memorandum of understanding authorizing the Metro team to plan and develop the Green Line expansion project with the City of St. Louis. In May, Metro received a $ 196.2 million federal grant to purchase new light rail vehicles to replace

1691-426: Is a small commercial area at the intersection of Clayton Road and Brentwood Boulevard. A large residential neighborhood, Davis Place is characterized primarily by single family homes with some apartment buildings along Hanley Road and Brentwood Boulevard. Its boundaries are Forest Park Parkway on the north, Hanley Road on the east, Clayton Road on the south, and Brentwood Boulevard on the west. The neighborhood includes

1780-526: Is also home to Concordia Seminary , the South Campus of Washington University, and three public parks (Concordia, DeMun, and Henry Wright). The boundaries of DeMun in Clayton are Concordia Seminary's northern property line and Northwood Avenue, the St. Louis city limit to the east, Clayton Road to the south, and Big Bend Boulevard to the west. Downtown Clayton is the seat of St. Louis County government and home to its headquarters campus. The neighborhood

1869-692: Is elected in a citywide vote. A city clerk is appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Police services are provided by the Clayton Police Department, led by Chief Mark J. Smith, with fire and rescue services provided by the Clayton Fire Department, led by Chief Ernie Rhodes. Currently the mayor of Clayton is Michelle Harris and the Board of Aldermen includes: Because of its status as the St. Louis County seat, Clayton

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1958-552: Is home to the St. Louis County Council, the St. Louis County courts, the Buzz Westfall Justice Center, and the St. Louis County Police headquarters. Clayton is one of the St. Louis region's primary business districts and the second largest after downtown St. Louis . The city boasts roughly 46,000 daytime employees and is home to a large and diverse group of the region's Fortune 1000 headquarters, blue chip companies, law firms, and banks. In addition to

2047-567: Is home to three of the St. Louis region's six Fortune 500 headquarters; Centene Corporation , Emerson Electric , and Graybar . Additionally, the neighborhood is home to five of the region's 11 Fortune 1000 headquarters; Advantage Solutions, Belden , Caleres , Energizer Holdings , and Olin Corporation . Commerce Bank , the Regional Business Council and the St. Louis Club are located here as well. Downtown Clayton

2136-409: Is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of

2225-595: Is known for its many restaurants and cafes and hosts the St. Louis Art Fair during September each year. Recently, the neighborhood has entered a period of significant redevelopment and new construction with the opening of the Two Twelve Clayton and Ceylon apartment buildings in 2017, Centene Plaza C in 2019, and Forsyth Pointe in 2023. As of 2022, downtown Clayton had seven projects, worth approximately $ 600 million, either in development or under construction. The boundaries of downtown Clayton are Maryland Avenue on

2314-512: Is mostly made up of single family homes with office, apartment and condo buildings located primarily between Meramec Avenue and Brentwood Boulevard. Commercial corridors include Meramec and Maryland avenues. The neighborhood is home to Kol Rinah synagogue, St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Mid County branch of the St. Louis County Library , and Centene's corporate training center. Neighborhood parks include Taylor Park and Hanley Park which includes

2403-432: Is the 14.5-acre Oak Knoll Park which was once home to the St. Louis area's Academy of Science before the organization moved to Forest Park and became the St. Louis Science Center . Clayton is home to several additional neighborhood parks that include Anderson Park, Clayshire Park, Concordia Park, DeMun Park, Hanley Park, Henry Wright Park, Maryland Avenue Park, Taylor Park, Whitburn Park, and Wydown Park. Additionally,

2492-469: Is the largest park in Clayton. The park hosts an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a kiddie pool, a diving pool with three platforms, 11 tennis courts, an ice rink, a baseball and soccer field, volleyball courts, handball courts, a sensory garden, a trail, a playground, and multiple pavilions. The park hosts Clayton's Independence Day celebration and the Taste of Clayton food festival. The city's second-largest park

2581-570: The Dome and convention facilities at America's Center . It then exits the tunnel and makes stops on both sides of the historic Eads Bridge , first at the Laclede's Landing station and then the East Riverfront station in East St. Louis, Illinois . From there, it runs at-grade serving the 5th & Missouri , Emerson Park , Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center and Washington Park stations until

2670-673: The Forsyth station, which serves downtown Clayton but is within city limits of University City ; and Clayton . Metro Transit also operates the Clayton Transit Center on Shaw Park Drive, which connects the Clayton light rail station with multiple MetroBus routes and paratransit services. Major arterial routes in Clayton include Big Bend Boulevard, Brentwood Boulevard, Clayton Road, Forest Park Parkway , Hanley Road, and Interstate 170 . Forsyth Boulevard (which changes to Old Bonhomme between North Clayton and University City)

2759-578: The Greater St. Louis area. Operated by Metro Transit in a shared fare system with MetroBus , the two-line, 38-station system runs from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Shrewsbury in Missouri to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Intermediate destinations include downtown Clayton , Forest Park , and downtown St. Louis . It is the only U.S. light rail system to cross state lines. In 2023, MetroLink had about 6,717,900 riders. As of

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2848-552: The Green Line and would connect to the Red and Blue lines with an infill transfer station. This 5.6-mile (9.0 km) line would serve about 10 stations between Chippewa Street in South St. Louis and Grand Boulevard in North St. Louis running primarily on Jefferson Avenue. It would provide a fixed rail upgrade to Metro's #11 (Chippewa) and #4 (Natural Bridge) bus routes. In September 2023, Bi-State Development's board approved

2937-734: The Jefferson Avenue viaduct before they enter the next stop at Union Station , located partially beneath the historic train shed at the popular St. Louis Union Station . A short distance later, trains stop at the Civic Center station and connect with the Gateway Transportation Center and Enterprise Center . Trains then continue east along Interstate 64 turning north toward the Stadium station. Stadium station serves Busch Stadium , Cupples Station, and

3026-765: The Richmond Heights station, which serves the Saint Louis Galleria shopping mall. The line then proceeds through a sharp turn east to the Clayton station in the median of Forest Park Parkway in Clayton, Missouri , where it serves the Central Business District of St. Louis County . It heads east to the Forsyth station where it enters a tunnel to the University City-Big Bend subway station. After crossing

3115-644: The Rock Road station and then at Wellston's namesake station on Plymouth Street. From here, the Red Line crosses the St. Louis City/County boundary at Skinker Boulevard, making a stop at the Delmar Loop station, which serves the Delmar Loop area and is located just below the Wabash Railroad 's old Delmar Station building. At the following station, Forest Park-DeBaliviere , the Red Line meets

3204-726: The School District of Clayton , which includes the entire city. Its three public elementary schools are Glenridge Elementary School in the Moorlands neighborhood, Captain Elementary School in the DeMun neighborhood, and Meramec Elementary School in Davis Place. These schools feed into Wydown Middle School on Wydown Boulevard which in turn feeds into Clayton High School , next to Shaw Park near downtown Clayton. In 2021

3293-769: The Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 station in Shrewsbury , just west of the River des Peres . It crosses over Interstate 44 and continues north to two stations in Maplewood, Missouri ( Sunnen and Maplewood/Manchester ). The line continues north to the Brentwood I-64 station in Brentwood, Missouri , just south of Interstate 64 . It then proceeds in a tunnel underneath Interstate 64, continuing to

3382-662: The Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 stations. It proceeds through Kinloch before reaching the North Hanley station near Bel-Ridge . It stops twice at the University of Missouri St. Louis in Normandy : UMSL North and UMSL South . It heads south on the former Wabash/Norfolk & Western Railroad's Union Depot line that once brought passenger trains from Ferguson to Union Station . It travels into Pagedale , stopping at

3471-971: The Union Station tunnel and the Cross County tunnels and stations between Forsyth and Skinker . The latter will include the construction of a storage siding near the Richmond Heights station. In 2025, Metro expects to complete upgrades to the Supervisory Control Automated Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Public Address/Customer Information (PA/CIS) systems. The upgraded SCADA/PA/CIS will operate as an integrated system that monitors and controls operations and will allow Metro to provide real-time arrival information to passengers, such as live displays at stations. In 2024, Metro Transit began adding turnstiles at all MetroLink stations as part of its $ 52 million Secure Platform Plan (SPP). Stations will also receive

3560-597: The 5th & Missouri station in East St. Louis began in 1990. The first 13.9-mile (22.4 km) segment with 16 stations opened on July 31, 1993 between the North Hanley and 5th & Missouri stations and initially operated with 31 high-floor vehicles. The remainder of this initial 17-mile (27 km) alignment was completed on June 25, 1994, when the extension to Lambert Airport Main opened. Three infill stations have been added to this original alignment: East Riverfront in 1994, Lambert Airport East in 1998, and Cortex in 2018. About 14 miles (22.5 km) of

3649-756: The Blue Line terminates at the Fairview Heights station in Fairview Heights, Illinois . From here, Red Line trains continue to their terminus at the Shiloh-Scott station in Shiloh, Illinois . MetroLink operates 87 Siemens SD-400 and SD-460 light rail vehicles. Each 90-foot-long (27 m), single articulated vehicle has four high platform doors per side and can hold 72 seated and 106 standing passengers. The cars are powered by an electric motor which gets its electricity from an overhead line with

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3738-432: The Blue Line. From this station, the two services share track until the Blue Line terminates at the Fairview Heights station in Illinois. From Fairview Heights, the Red Line continues south, serving Belleville, Illinois , and then terminating at the Shiloh-Scott station near Scott Air Force Base . For the rest of the Red Line, see the " Shared alignment " section. The 24-mile (38.6 km) Blue Line alignment starts at

3827-580: The Grand and Union Station stops just west of downtown St. Louis; 29th Street Yard is located between the JJK Center and Washington Park stops in East St. Louis. MetroLink uses a proof-of-payment system. Tickets can be purchased at ticket-vending machines at the entrance to all stations and must be validated before boarding the train. Single-ride tickets are good for up to two hours in the direction that

3916-730: The Green Line into North St. Louis County had been explored. In 2023, four alternatives were proposed that would have continued the line from the Grand/Fairground station along Natural Bridge Avenue toward the county. By 2024, County leadership had rejected all four routes primarily due to the unfunded 3-mile (4.8 km) gap between the Grand/Fairground station and the county line. Additionally, concerns were raised about federal funding, ridership, right-of-way constraints and other factors. Instead, county leaders are exploring alternatives for North County such as light rail branching off

4005-820: The Red and Blue lines share tracks for 16 stations. Continuing east, the Central West End station serves the Washington University Medical Center including Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals. The next station, Cortex , was built to serve the Cortex Innovation Community . From here is the Grand station, located under the Grand Boulevard viaduct, which serves Saint Louis University and its namesake hospital . Trains then pass under

4094-484: The SD-460 cars for continued use. In May 2023, Metro received a $ 196.2 million federal grant to purchase up to 48 Siemens S200 high-floor light rail vehicles to replace 25 of the oldest cars. Six months later, Bi-State's board approved a contract with Siemens Mobility worth up to $ 390.4 million for as many as 55 new light rail vehicles. Metro operates two storage and maintenance facilities. Ewing Yard sits between

4183-530: The South 40, is located in eastern Clayton and primarily consists of student housing. Washington University's West Campus is located in downtown Clayton and houses offices for the library, information technology, and other university departments. In 2007, Washington University acquired its South Campus in the DeMun neighborhood which is used primarily by intramural and club sports programs in addition to community theater groups. The city's public schools are operated by

4272-505: The St. Clair County Transit District. The 8-mile (12.9 km) Cross County Extension opened on August 26, 2006 and added nine stations from Forest Park-DeBaliviere to Shrewsbury, Missouri . Intermediate stops include service to Washington University , Clayton , the Saint Louis Galleria and Maplewood . The entire project was funded by a $ 430 million Metro bond issue. Citing repeated delays and cost overruns, Metro fired and then sued its general contractor, Cross County Collaborative, in

4361-454: The St. Louis City/County boundary, the Blue Line stops at the Skinker subway station, the last stop serving nearby Washington University . At the following station, Forest Park-DeBaliviere , the Blue Line meets the Red Line. From this station, the two services share track until the Blue Line terminates at the Fairview Heights station in Illinois. From the Forest Park-DeBaliviere station,

4450-406: The St. Louis region, Clayton is well known for housing a wealthy, educated, professional, and often dual-income population. The 2020 United States census counted 17,355 people, 5,587 households, and 3,275 families in Clayton. The population density was 6,914.3 per square mile (2,674.1/km). There were 6,061 housing units at an average density of 2,414.7 per square mile (933.9/km). The racial makeup

4539-947: The United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

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4628-405: The average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males. The median income for a household in the city

4717-650: The city is served by the Great Rivers Greenway District 's Centennial Greenway, which enters the city on the north near Gay Avenue and ends in Shaw Park. Other routes with dedicated bicycle lanes include Maryland Avenue and Wydown Boulevard, the latter of which connects Clayton to St. Louis' Forest Park . County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below

4806-583: The city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 12,825 people, 5,370 households, and 2,797 families living in the city. The population density was 5,164.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,994.0/km). There were 5,852 housing units at an average density of 2,356.5 per square mile (909.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 84.94% White , 7.77% Black or African American , 0.12% Native American , 5.62% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.29% from other races , and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of

4895-420: The city was 78.0% White , 8.2% African American , 0.2% Native American , 10.8% Asian , 0.4% from other races , and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 5,322 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had

4984-526: The counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of

5073-418: The county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where the county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in

5162-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

5251-548: The district's enrollment was 2,412 students. Several of Clayton's elementary schools have been closed or repurposed. Bellevue School served one year as the Seventh Grade Center and was ultimately sold, demolished, and replaced with a medical office building connected to St. Mary's Hospital across Bellevue Avenue. Gay School is now the Clayton Family Center; Maryland School has been repurposed into

5340-434: The existing Red Line near the University of Missouri–St. Louis , rapid bus service or a hybrid of the four 2023 alternatives. These extensions were proposed between the year 2000 and in 2010 when Metro released its 30-year long range plan, Moving Transit Forward . Most are defunct; regional leaders have said their priorities are the proposed extensions in the city of St. Louis and North St. Louis County. Other transit in

5429-558: The front and side that identify the train as a Red or Blue line train, and operators make live announcements identifying lines and stations. On September 9, 2014, the United States Department of Transportation announced $ 10.3 million in funding for a new Metrolink station between the Central West End and Grand stations in the Cortex Innovation Community . An additional $ 5 million in funding was provided by

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5518-572: The historic Hanley House. Subdivisions within North Clayton include the Bemiston additions, Clayton Gardens, Colonial Park, Hanley Place, and Maryland Terrace. Its boundaries to the north and east are the city limits with University City, its southern boundary is Maryland Avenue, and its western boundary is the Ladue city limit. Other neighborhoods and subdivisions within Clayton include Brentmoor and Brentmoor Park, Carrswold, Ellenwood, Forest Ridge, Hillcrest, Parkside, Skinker Heights, Southmoor, Tesson, Tuscany Park, Wydown Forest, and Wydown Terrace. In

5607-424: The imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of a county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of

5696-425: The increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized the term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan

5785-463: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

5874-407: The largest employers listed below, other companies that call Clayton home or have operations there include Bank of America , Barry-Wehmiller , Cassidy Turley , Cushman & Wakefield , JPMorgan Chase , Stifel , and Straub's Markets . The unemployment rate in 2021 was 1.3%. Clayton is served by the Blue Line of the St. Louis region's MetroLink light rail system. The city has two stations:

5963-482: The later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With

6052-444: The north, Interstate 170 on the east, Clayton Road on the south and the Ladue city limit to the west and includes the subdivision of Tanglewood. Unlike Clayton's denser pre-war residential neighborhoods, Clayshire is characterized by a more post-war suburban development pattern. Neighborhood parks include Anderson Park, Clayshire Park, and Whitburn Park as well as a pedestrian underpass beneath I-170 that connects to Shaw Park . There

6141-435: The north, the University City limit on the east, Forest Park Parkway on the south, and Brentwood Boulevard on the west. The neighborhood is served by MetroLink via the Blue Line at the Clayton and Forsyth stations. Like Clayton's other urban, walkable neighborhoods, the Moorlands is characterized by large, pre-war masonry apartment buildings and single family homes with high-rise apartment buildings along Hanley Road and

6230-531: The original 17-mile (27 km) alignment reused existing railroad right-of-way including historic downtown tunnels . The capital cost to build the initial phase of MetroLink was $ 465 million, including $ 348 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Construction on the St. Clair County MetroLink extension from the 5th & Missouri station to the College station in Belleville began in 1998 and it opened in May 2001. The extension added eight stations and seven park-ride lots. The total project cost

6319-411: The popular Ballpark Village district. Here, the line enters the historic Downtown Tunnel that was built in 1874 and converted to light rail usage beginning in 1991. The next station is 8th & Pine , a subway station located under 8th Street serving the Central Business District . Following a curve eastward under Washington Avenue , the line then enters the Convention Center subway station serving

6408-408: The population. There were 5,370 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.9% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and

6497-827: The provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized

6586-488: The remaining SD-400 cars. Six months later, Bi-State's board approved a contract with Siemens Mobility worth up to $ 390.4 million for as many as 55 new S200 light rail vehicles with delivery expected to begin in 2026. Below is a list of dates on which segments of the MetroLink system opened for service. The 38-mile (61.2 km) Red Line alignment begins at Lambert St. Louis International Airport , making stops at

6675-777: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

6764-629: The subdivisions Country Club Place, Country Club Court, and Remmerts. Davis Place is also home to the Shops of Clayton commercial corridor along Clayton Road. Part of the Hi-Pointe–DeMun Historic District , DeMun is primarily a residential neighborhood on the eastern edge of Clayton. It is a dense and walkable neighborhood characterized by brick and limestone pre-war apartment blocks, single family homes and small commercial areas centered around DeMun Avenue and Clayton Road. The neighborhood

6853-734: The summer of 2004. Metro sought $ 81 million in damages for fraud and mismanagement while the Collaborative counter-sued for $ 17 million for work that Metro hadn't paid for. On December 1, 2007, a jury awarded the Collaborative $ 2.56 million. On October 27, 2008, Metro renamed the Lambert Airport branch the Red Line and the Shrewsbury branch the Blue Line . Blue Line service was also extended from its former terminus at Emerson Park to Fairview Heights . All trains have signs on

6942-546: The third quarter of 2020, its ridership ranked 11th among the country's light rail systems , and second only to Minneapolis Metro Transit in the Midwestern United States . MetroLink shares some characteristics of a light metro or rapid transit service, including a largely independent right-of-way, a higher top speed, and level boarding at all platforms. Construction on the initial MetroLink alignment from St. Louis Lambert International Airport to

7031-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

7120-624: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

7209-444: The west. The neighborhood was planned in the early 1920s by Julius Pitzman who avoided a traditional street grid in favor of curvilinear streets lined by stately trees, one centrally located neighborhood park, and 9 pocket parks. Oak Knoll Park , Clayton's second largest park and the former home to the St. Louis Academy of Science , is located in the neighborhood. Clayshire is a suburban neighborhood bounded by Forest Park Parkway on

7298-621: Was $ 339.2 million with $ 243.9 million paid by the FTA and $ 95.2 million paid by the St. Clair County Transit District (via a 1/2 cent sales tax passed in November 1993). In May 2003, a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) extension from the College station to the Shiloh-Scott station opened. This $ 75 million project was funded by a $ 60 million grant from the Illinois FIRST (Fund for Infrastructure, Roads, Schools, and Transit) Program and $ 15 million from

7387-499: Was $ 42,336 (+/- $ 3,903). Approximately, 6.2% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those ages 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 15,939 people, 5,322 households, and 2,921 families living in the city. The population density was 6,427.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,481.5/km). There were 6,321 housing units at an average density of 2,548.8 per square mile (984.1/km). The racial makeup of

7476-485: Was $ 64,184, and the median income for a family was $ 107,346. Males had a median income of $ 64,737 versus $ 42,757 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 48,055. About 5.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over. Clayton is governed via a six-member board of aldermen and a mayor. Aldermen are elected from one of three wards with each electing two members. The mayor

7565-481: Was 29.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 96.2 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $ 108,387 (with a margin of error of +/- $ 9,440) and the median family income was $ 157,621 (+/- $ 21,434). Males had a median income of $ 54,146 (+/- $ 10,043) versus $ 36,023 (+/- $ 10,664) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old

7654-419: Was 71.37% (12,386) white , 8.07% (1,400) black or African-American , 0.16% (28) Native American , 12.88% (2,235) Asian , 0.01% (2) Pacific Islander , 1.04% (181) from other races , and 6.47% (1,123) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.6% (609) of the population. Of the 5,587 households, 28.8% had children under the age of 18; 50.2% were married couples living together; 27.8% had

7743-466: Was an independent city from 1968 to 2013, while also being the county seat of Bedford County . Bedford reverted to an incorporated town, and remains the county seat, though is now part of the county. The state with the most counties is Texas, with 254, and the state with the fewest counties is Delaware, with 3. MetroLink (St. Louis) MetroLink ( reporting mark BSDA ) is a light rail system with semi-metro characteristics that serves

7832-600: Was at one time an ancient Native American trail and was part of the route of the 1904 Olympic marathon. Other primary routes in the city include Maryland Avenue and Wydown Boulevard, the latter of which was named a Great Street by the American Planning Association in 2010. The city is home to Fontbonne University and Concordia Seminary of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod . A portion of Washington University's Danforth Campus ,

7921-688: Was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of the United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government

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