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For other uses, see Crevecoeur (disambiguation).
Creve Coeur, derived from French for "broken heart" (Crève Cœur), is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The city derives its name from Creve Coeur Lake, which is shaped like a broken heart. The population was 16,500 at the 2000 census. Creve Coeur borders and shares a zip code with the neighboring City of Town and Country.
[edit] HistoryWritten accounts and archaeological finds show that Native Americans inhabited the Creve Coeur area from 9500 B.C. to 1800 A.D. French explorers began farming and fishing in the area in the early 1700s and furtrappers settled there in the early 1800s. When the area was acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Lewis and Clark Expedition came through Creve Coeur. During the American Civil War, men from the area served on both sides of the conflict, but most residents were southern sympathizers.[3] Creve Coeur was incorporated by St. Louis in 1949. Although there are cabins that are more than 200 years old (including two still in Conway Park) in the community, it grew primarily as a stopping point along Olive Boulevard between University City, Missouri and Creve Coeur Lake. It expanded faster following construction of Interstate 270 and U.S. Route 40 [4] The lake and its associated park which was the first county park in St. Louis County is now part of Maryland Heights, Missouri to the west of Creve Coeur. In 2006 it became the corporate headquarters of Isle of Capri Casinos. [edit] GeographyCreve Coeur is located at 38°40′2″N 90°26′33″W / 38.66722°N 90.4425°W (38.667352, -90.442600)[5][page needed]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.2 km²), all of it land. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[1][page needed] of 2000, there were 16,500 people, 6,988 households, and 4,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,628.9 people per square mile (628.9/km²). There were 7,496 housing units at an average density of 740.0/sq mi (285.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.79% White, 3.45% African American, 0.21% Native American, 6.02% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population. There were 6,988 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $75,032, and the median income for a family was $99,100. Males had a median income of $65,106 versus $39,102 for females. The per capita income for the city was $47,905. About 1.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over. [edit] EconomyIsle of Capri Casinos moved its headquarters to Creve Coeur from Biloxi, Mississippi in 2006.[6] The State of Missouri and the City of Creve Coeur had offered Isle of Capri more than $4.2 million in tax incentives.[7] In addition Drury Hotels and Monsanto have their headquarters in Creve Coeur.[8][9] [edit] Education[edit] Public schoolsThe western half of Creve Coeur is part of the public Parkway School District and is home to Parkway North High School, Fern Ridge High School, Parkway Northeast Middle School, and Bellerive Elementary School. The eastern half is served by the Ladue School District with Spoede Elementary School within its city limits. [edit] Private schoolsPrivate schools include Saint Louis Priory School, De Smet Jesuit High School, Chaminade College Preparatory School, Whitfield School, Visitation Academy and Westminster Christian Academy.[10] [edit] References
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