St. Louis County
county in Missouri, United States
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Summary
St. Louis County is a county of Missouri[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of county of missouri entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,630 views/month, #1 of 114).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Missouri[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Clayton[5]
- Shares border with: St. Charles County[6], St. Louis[7], Jefferson County[8], Madison County[9], Franklin County[10], St. Clair County[11], Monroe County[12]
- Named after: Louis IX of France[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Clayton[14]
- Headquarters location: Clayton[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Samara[16]
- Commons category: St. Louis County, Missouri[17]
- Inception: October 1, 1812[18]
- Coordinate location: 38.64, -90.44[19]
- Authority: government of St. Louis County[20]
- Official website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:St. Louis County, Missouri[22]
- Population: 998,954[23], 998,920[24], 999,171[25], 1,000,473[26], 1,001,444[27], 1,003,362[28], 1,004,125[29]
- Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[30]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Missouri[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in St. Louis County, Missouri[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in St. Louis County, Missouri[33]
- Number of households: 409,658[34]
- Native label: St. Louis County[35]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109266[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from St. Louis County, Missouri[37]
- Different from: St. Louis County[38], St. Louis[39]
- Area: 1356[40]
Why It Matters
St. Louis County has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]