57-528: Webster Groves is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in St. Louis County , Missouri , United States. The population was 24,010 at the 2020 census . The city is home to the main campus of Webster University . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.90 square miles (15.28 km), all land. Webster Groves is bounded to the east by Shrewsbury , on
114-563: A public library , the City Of Webster Groves Municipal Library. Webster Groves is home to: Registered historic districts in Webster Groves include: Notable people who have lived in Webster Groves include: (Dates in parentheses indicate lifespan, not years of residence.) General references: Greater St. Louis St. Louis, MO–IL MSA Other Statistical Areas in
171-640: A public transportation network that includes bus , as well as the MetroLink light rail which began operating in 1993. The principal airport serving the region is St. Louis Lambert International Airport , located in St. Louis County. It also includes MidAmerica St. Louis Airport . Education in Greater St. Louis is provided by 132 public school districts, independent private schools, parochial schools , and several public library systems. Greater St. Louis also
228-557: A French fur trading post in 1764 because it was a rarely flooded area at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. In 1770, ownership of St. Louis was transferred to Spain, and then returned to France during a secret treaty ( Treaty of San Ildefonso ). The area became part of the United States in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase , and steadily grew thereafter. It was the starting point for Lewis and Clark . St. Louis
285-503: A country-like atmosphere, as well as a swift commute to downtown St. Louis jobs. The first public school in the community was Douglass Elementary School, founded as a separate but equal school for African-American children in the post-Civil War black community in North Webster. In the 1920s, the school grew into Douglass High School , the only high school in St. Louis County for black students. The school operated until 1956, when
342-409: A female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 31.2% consisted of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.0. 21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
399-409: A household was $ 60,524, and the median income for a family was $ 73,998. Males had a median income of $ 57,801 versus $ 38,506 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 31,327. 4.8% of the population and 2.0% of families were below the poverty line . 5.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The Webster Groves School District serves
456-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 40.8 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
513-449: A native of Webster Groves, described in his memoir The Discomfort Zone as an "early experiment in hour-long prime-time sociology". According to Franzen, it depicted Webster Groves High School , which he attended only a few years after the documentary's broadcast, as being "ruled by a tiny elite of 'soshies' who made life gray and marginal for the great majority of students who weren’t 'football captains,' 'cheerleaders' or 'dance queens'";
570-666: Is a continued population decline although revitalization efforts are under way. As noted above, the Greater St. Louis area includes two municipalities named O'Fallon (in St. Charles County, Missouri and St. Clair County, Illinois), two municipalities named Troy (in Lincoln County, Missouri and Madison County, Illinois), and two municipalities named Chesterfield (in St. Louis County, Missouri and Macoupin County, Illinois). Greater St. Louis contains several separately-chartered, county-level governmental units that exist independently of
627-674: Is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1973–74 season . PBS , the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station. This is the last of the four seasons to carry a 21-hour (three hours every day) weekly prime time schedule, which was used from 1971 to 1975. New series are highlighted in bold . All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central , Mountain , Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times. Each of
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#1732773284719684-509: Is home to more than 30 colleges and universities. Parks in Greater St. Louis are administered by a variety of state, county, and municipal authorities, and the region also includes the state of Missouri's only National Park , Gateway Arch National Park . Several Missouri state parks in the region and parks owned by St. Louis County are larger than 1,000 acres, while one park in the city of St. Louis, Forest Park , also exceeds 1,000 acres. The 2014 Gross Metropolitan Product (GMP) of St. Louis
741-747: Is home to several area companies. Monsanto Company , formerly a chemical company and now a leader in genetically modified crops , is headquartered in Creve Coeur . Express Scripts , a pharmaceutical benefits management firm, has its corporate headquarters in the suburbs of St. Louis, near the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis . Energizer Holdings , the battery company, is headquartered in Town and Country. Enterprise Rent-A-Car 's headquarters are located in Clayton . Charter Communications
798-537: Is home to the headquarters of ten of Missouri's eleven Fortune 500 companies, six Fortune 1,000 companies, and two of the top 30 largest private companies in America, as ranked by Forbes . The metropolitan area received the All-America City Award in 2008. The Illini Confederacy once dominated what is today the St. Louis area. During the 17th century, the population of indigenous peoples in
855-623: The 2010 United States Census , in Greater St. Louis there were 2,787,701 people living in 1,143,001 households, of which 748,892 households were families. In 2010, 98.2% of the population of Greater St. Louis considered themselves of one race , while 1.8% considered themselves of two or more races . Of those of one race, 76.9% (2,214,298) were white , 18% (519,221) were African American , 2.1% (60,316) were Asian American , and 1.1% (32,542) were American Indian , Native Hawaiian , Pacific Islander American , or some other race. 2.5% (72,797) were Hispanic or Latino Americans of any race. Religion in
912-466: The Centralia, IL micropolitan statistical area , which includes Marion County , Illinois . In 2020, the St. Louis MSA was the 21st-largest in the nation with a population of 2,820,253. The larger CSA is ranked 20th largest in the United States, with a population of 2,909,003. It fell out of the country's top 20 largest MSAs in 2017 for the first time since 1840. As of 2021, Greater St. Louis
969-587: The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , the Solae Company , Sigma-Aldrich , and Multidata Systems International . Although it was purchased by Belgium-based InBev , Anheuser-Busch continues its presence in the city, as does Mallinckrodt Incorporated in spite of its purchase by Tyco International . General Motors continues to produce cars in the St. Louis area, although Chrysler closed its production facility in
1026-622: The Dry Ridge . In the early 19th century, this region, once a part of the Louisiana Territory , was changing from Spanish to French ownership, and a system of land grants was inaugurated to promote immigration. During the early period of Spanish rule, officials gave land to settlers as a check against the English. As part of this program, in 1802, Grégoire Sarpy was granted 6,002 acres (2,429 ha) by Charles de Hault Delassus ,
1083-691: The Metro East ); and the Missouri counties of Crawford (only the City of Sullivan ), Franklin , Jefferson , Lincoln , St. Charles , St. Louis (separate from and not inclusive of the city of St. Louis), and Warren . The larger St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area (CSA) includes all of the aforementioned MSA, plus the Farmington, MO micropolitan statistical area , which includes St. Francois County , Missouri , and
1140-550: The Special School District of St. Louis County . The East-West Gateway Council of Governments is the federally-designated metropolitan planning organization for the region's transportation infrastructure. The nearby Hannibal – Quincy micropolitan area and Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area are technically not located within the metropolitan area, but are regionally associated due to their proximity and accessibility to Greater St. Louis. According to
1197-468: The St. Louis Cardinals ( MLB ), who have won 19 National League Pennants, and 11 World Series Championships, the St. Louis BattleHawks ( UFL ) and the St. Louis City SC ( MLS ). 1974%E2%80%9375 United States network television schedule The 1974–75 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1974 through August 1975. The schedule
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#17327732847191254-431: The U.S. Supreme Court required desegregation. As a suburban municipality, Webster Groves has its origins as five separate communities along adjacent railroad lines. Webster, Old Orchard, Webster Park, Tuxedo Park, and Selma merged in 1896 to implement public services and develop a unified city government. Since then, Webster Groves' tree-lined streets and abundance of single family homes have continued to attract people to
1311-586: The last Spanish lieutenant governor of the Illinois Country . The land grant covered the major area now known as Webster Groves. Webster Groves' location on the Pacific Railroad line led to its development as a suburb. In 1892 the developers of Webster Park, an early housing subdivision, promoted the new community as the "Queen of the Suburbs", offering residents superb housing options in
1368-562: The 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research . Note: 60 Minutes aired at 6:00-7:00 pm on CBS from September 1974 to June 1975. Note: Dan August consisted of reruns of the 1970-1971 ABC series. Returning Series New Series Not returning from 1973–74 : Returning Series New Series Not returning from 1973–74 : Returning Series New Series Not returning from 1973–74 : Note: The * indicates that
1425-624: The City Council Chambers at the City Hall. The Prosecuting Attorney is Deborah LeMoine and the Municipal Judge is James Whitney. The 2020 United States census counted 24,010 people, 9,239 households, and 5,858 families in Webster Groves. The population density was 4,062.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,568.6/km). There were 9,738 housing units at an average density of 1,647.7 per square mile (636.2/km). The racial makeup
1482-537: The St. Louis CSA Greater St. Louis is the 21st-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, the largest in Missouri , and the second-largest in Illinois . Its core city — St. Louis, Missouri —sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River . The river bisects the metro area geographically between Illinois and Missouri, although
1539-532: The St. Louis metro area are as follows: As of 2010, the median age for Greater St. Louis is 38.2, and 47.4% of the population was male while 52.6% was female. As of 2010, Greater St. Louis included 1,264,680 housing units , of which 90.4% (1,143,001) were occupied. Of those units that were vacant, 3.2% (40,553) of units were for rent, 1.6% (19,956) were for sale, 1% (12,575) were unoccupied seasonal homes, and .5% (6,771) were sold or rented but unoccupied. 3.3% (41,884) of units were vacant and not for sale or rent. Of
1596-433: The St. Louis metropolitan area (2014) According to a Pew Research study conducted in 2014, 75% of St. Louis metro area residents identify with Christianity and its various denominations, and 4% are adherents of non-Christian religions. 21% have no religion. Of those, about 3% specifically identify as atheists, about 3% identify as agnostics, and about 16% identify as "Nothing in particular". The religious demographics of
1653-532: The United States. In 1904, St. Louis hosted the world's fair in Forest Park and the Olympics at Washington University's Francis Field . More than 20 million people visited the city during the fair's seven-month long run. St. Louis was seen as a city of industrialization with ties to the automobile industry. The Great Migration between World War I and World War II brought thousands of African Americans to
1710-414: The area as a "great place to live, work and play", not solely for the wealthy commuter suburb that early developers envisioned but for families that cut across all socioeconomic lines. The geographic and economic diversity of Webster Groves is evident in its variety of neighborhoods. In the 1960s, Webster Groves was featured in 16 In Webster Groves , a televised documentary that writer Jonathan Franzen ,
1767-609: The area is home to six Fortune 1,000 companies: Stifel (#633), Peabody Energy (#772), Energizer Holdings (#775), Caleres (#935), Belden (#964), Spire (#999). As well as two of the Top 50 Largest Private Companies in America, as ranked by Forbes: Enterprise Holdings (#9) and World Wide Technology (#20). Other notable corporations from the area include Wells Fargo Advisors (formerly A.G. Edwards), Energizer Holdings , and Ralcorp . Significant healthcare and biotechnology institutions with operations in St. Louis include Pfizer ,
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1824-465: The area volunteer for these boards and commissions to advise the City Council on community issues. A full list of these boards and commissions with links to pages describing the purpose and application procedures can be found on the official website of Webster Groves. The Municipal Court is conducted on the second Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm and the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm in
1881-602: The area was well over tens of thousands, including 20,000 in the Grand Village of Illinois. Indigenous peoples in the area built earthwork mounds on both sides of the Mississippi River, with the Cahokia Mounds as the regional center. St. Louis would later receive the nickname of "Mound City". Pierre Laclede Liguest and his 13-year-old grandson, Auguste Chouteau , selected St. Louis as the site for
1938-399: The average family size was 3.03. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males. As of 2000 the median income for
1995-574: The city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 23,230 people, 9,498 households, and 6,145 families living in the city. The population density was 3,937.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,520.3/km). There were 9,903 housing units at an average density of 1,678.6 per square mile (648.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 90.87% White , 6.38% African American , 1.21% Asian , 0.17% Native American , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.31% from other races , and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of
2052-417: The city was 89.9% White , 6.6% African American , 0.2% Native American , 1.5% Asian , 0.3% from other races , and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 9,156 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had
2109-510: The city, boosting St. Louis's population to 800,000 by 1940. The population peaked in 1950 at 856,000. There was no more room for expansion within city boundaries and earlier immigrant generations started moving to suburbs that could not be annexed. During the mid-1960s, construction began on the Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium , in part to help revitalize the central business district. A 30-year downtown building boom followed. Today, there
2166-664: The city. Webster Groves High School is in the city. Webster University is in the city. Across from Webster University is Eden Theological Seminary , a theological seminary of the United Church of Christ . Private schools in Webster Groves: The St. Louis Japanese School , a weekend supplementary Japanese school , holds its classes at the Sverdrup Business/Technology Complex at Webster University. Webster Groves has
2223-757: The hierarchical municipality-county-state structure. These span multiple counties, and even cross state lines. Generally, their jurisdiction is focused on providing specific services that otherwise would be inadequately funded or inefficiently provided. They include the Bi-State Development Agency , the Great Rivers Greenway District , the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District , and
2280-415: The latter portion is much more populous. The MSA includes St. Louis County , which is independent of the City of St. Louis; their two populations are generally tabulated separately. The St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes the City of St. Louis; the Illinois counties of Bond , Calhoun , Clinton , Jersey , Macoupin , Madison , Monroe , and St. Clair (known collectively as
2337-457: The non-farm workforce of Missouri and Illinois combined. As of May 2011, 125,000 non-farm workers were unemployed in Greater St. Louis, with an unemployment rate of 8.6 percent. As of the third quarter of 2010, the Greater St. Louis region had more than 73,000 companies or establishments paying wages, while average weekly wages for that period were $ 833, slightly lower than the U.S. national average of $ 870. The largest industry by business conducted
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2394-413: The north by Maplewood , Brentwood and Rock Hill , to the west by Glendale , Oakland , and Crestwood , and on the south by Affton and Marlborough . Webster Groves is approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of the St. Louis city limits, and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown St. Louis , in an area known to fur trappers and Missouri , Osage and Dakota indigenous people, until 1802, as
2451-467: The occupied housing units, 70.6% (807,431) were owner-occupied with 2,075,622 occupants. 29.4% (335,570) of units were rented with 739,749 occupants. In 2010, the median income for a household in the St. Louis metro was $ 50,900. Transportation in Greater St. Louis includes road , rail , and air transportation modes connecting the communities in the area with national and international transportation networks. Parts of Greater St. Louis also support
2508-807: The oldest high school football rivalries west of the Mississippi River with the Pioneers of Kirkwood High School . The two teams typically play each other in the Missouri Turkey Day Game each Thanksgiving , if their playoff schedules permit it; they also have faced each other in the state playoff tournaments several times in recent years. As of 2018, Gerry Welch was the mayor of Webster Groves. The Webster Groves City Council consisted of council members Matt Armstrong, Frank Janoski, Bud Bellomo, Laura Arnold, Pamela Bliss, and David Franklin. The City Council works with 19 boards and commissions (16 active, three inactive). Citizens and businesspeople in
2565-406: The population. There were 9,498 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and
2622-581: The region, which was located in Fenton, Missouri . Despite its purchase by Nestlé , Ralston Purina remained headquartered in St. Louis as a wholly owned subsidiary. St. Louis is also home to Boeing Phantom Works (formerly McDonnell-Douglas ). In addition, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in downtown is one of two federal reserve banks in Missouri. St. Louis County in particular
2679-412: The school was depicted as having a "student body obsessed with grades, cars and money." Franzen thought "the Webster Groves depicted in it bears minimal resemblance to the friendly, unpretentious town I knew when I was growing up." Webster Groves was the setting for the 1974–75 NBC television series Lucas Tanner . In the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre , Webster Groves High School
2736-428: Was $ 145.958 billion, that makes St. Louis the 21st highest GMP in the United States. The three largest categories of employment in Greater St. Louis are trade, transportation, and utilities with 249,000 workers, education and healthcare services with 225,000 workers, and professional and business services with 185,000 workers. Greater St. Louis has more than 1.3 million non-farm workers, representing roughly 15 percent of
2793-591: Was $ 213 billion in 2007. With a gross metropolitan product of $ 112 billion in 2009, St. Louis' economy makes up 40% of the Gross State Product of Missouri. As of 2021, Greater St. Louis is home to eight of Missouri's ten Fortune 500 companies: Centene (#24), Emerson Electric (#181), Reinsurance Group of America (#207), Edward Jones (#295), Graybar (#399), Ameren (#469), Olin Corporation (#472), and Post Holdings (#474). In addition,
2850-497: Was $ 58,823 (+/- $ 5,413). Approximately, 2.3% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those ages 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 22,995 people, 9,156 households, and 6,024 families living in the city. The population density was 3,897.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,504.8/km). There were 9,756 housing units at an average density of 1,653.6 per square mile (638.5/km). The racial makeup of
2907-478: Was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 79.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 77.3 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $ 94,479 (with a margin of error of +/- $ 9,681) and the median family income was $ 133,010 (+/- $ 12,359). Males had a median income of $ 70,625 (+/- $ 5,023) versus $ 46,405 (+/- $ 9,714) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old
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#17327732847192964-435: Was 86.94% (20,874) white , 4.84% (1,161) black or African-American , 0.14% (34) Native American or Alaska Native , 1.65% (397) Asian , 0.01% (3) Pacific Islander , 0.76% (183) from other races , and 5.66% (1,358) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7% (618) of the population. Of the 9,239 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18; 56.2% were married couples living together; 28.6% had
3021-494: Was again profiled, this time in Time , which described Webster Groves as a "pretty town of old elms and deep porches" and a "mix of $ 90,000 cottages and $ 750,000 homes, young marrieds and old-line families and transient middle managers assigned to a stint in the St. Louis office who are looking for a comfortable place to settle and keep their kids on the track toward prosperity." The Webster Groves High School Statesmen maintain one of
3078-689: Was formerly headquartered in Town and Country, until the executive team moved to Stamford, Connecticut; however, Charter has continued to grow in St. Louis and has upwards of 4,000 employees in the region as of mid-2018. Emerson Electric 's headquarters are located in Ferguson . Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is headquartered in Berkeley . Edward Jones Investments is headquartered in Des Peres . From 1994 until its acquisition in 2000 by Tyco International , another chemical company, Mallinckrodt ,
3135-551: Was headquartered in St. Louis County. Many of the former Mallinckrodt facilities are still in operation by Tyco in the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood, Missouri . Others are SSM Health Care , Mercy Hospital , and the Tenet Healthcare Corporation chain. The Greater St. Louis area is currently home to four professional sports teams: the St. Louis Blues ( NHL ) who won the Stanley Cup in 2019 , and
3192-474: Was incorporated as a city in 1823. Between 1840 and 1860, the population exploded, particularly because of the arrival of German and Irish immigrants. St. Louis's current boundaries were established in 1876. After the American Civil War , St. Louis continued to grow into a major manufacturing center due to its access to rail and water transportation. By the 1890s, St. Louis was the 4th-largest city in
3249-399: Was wholesaling with $ 71 billion, followed by manufacturing with $ 67 billion, retail trade with $ 36 billion, and healthcare with $ 16 billion. The area's largest employer by sector was healthcare with 174,000 workers, followed by retail trade with 152,000 workers and manufacturing with 134,000 workers. Using available data, the combined value of business conducted in the combined statistical area
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