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  1. stlouis-mo .gov. 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.

  2. St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its bi-state metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million.

  3. St. Louis is located at 38°38′53″N 90°12′44″W. [1] The city is built primarily on bluffs and terraces that rise 100–200 feet (30–61 m) above the western banks of the Mississippi River, just south of the Missouri -Mississippi confluence. Much of the area is a fertile and gently rolling prairie that features low hills and broad ...

  4. Missouri 's second-largest city is vibrant but laid-back, populous but navigable, historic but still relevant. The city's planners have created an aesthetically beautiful city, with plenty of green space amidst buildings both old and new, framed by the majestic Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

  5. Apr 17, 2024 · St. Louis, city, adjacent to but independent of St. Louis county, east-central Missouri, U.S. It lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River (bridged there at several points) opposite East St. Louis , Illinois , just south of the confluence of the Missouri River .

  6. The Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area surrounds the city of St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis is the main city and commercial center for the area. It also includes the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the St. LouisSt. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area (CSA).

  7. 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 citySt. Louis, Missouri—sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

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