St. Ann, Missouri
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St. Ann is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in mid St. Louis County, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 13,020 at the 2010 census.

Geography

St. Ann is located at 38°43′38"N 90°23′8"W (38.727184, -90.385515) in north-central or mid St. Louis County. The city lies directly next to St. Charles Rock Road, Lindbergh Boulevard
Lindbergh Boulevard
Lindbergh Boulevard named after the aviator, Charles Lindbergh, is a section of U.S. Route 61 and U.S. Route 67 that extends through Missouri. Lindbergh Boulevard is home to Missouri's only traffic tunnel underneath a runway at Lambert International Airport....

, and Interstate 70
Interstate 70 in Missouri
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, giving it easy access to other parts of the St. Louis area. St. Ann also borders Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is a Class B international airport serving Greater St. Louis. It is located approximately northwest of downtown St. Louis in unincorporated St. Louis County between Berkeley and Bridgeton. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state with 250 daily...

. Municipal neighbors to St. Ann are Bridgeton
Bridgeton, Missouri
Bridgeton is a city in northwestern St. Louis County, Missouri, serving as a suburb and transport hub within Greater St. Louis. The population at the 2010 census was 11,550. Portions of Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport are within Bridgeton.-Location:...

, Edmundson
Edmundson, Missouri
Edmundson is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 834 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Edmundson is located at ....

, Woodson Terrace
Woodson Terrace, Missouri
Woodson Terrace is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,063 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodson Terrace is located at ....

, Breckenridge Hills
Breckenridge Hills, Missouri
Breckenridge Hills is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,746.-Geography:Breckenridge Hills is located at ....

, Overland
Overland, Missouri
Overland is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,062 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Overland is located at ....

, and a large portion of unincorporated St. Louis County that lies between Maryland Heights
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Maryland Heights is a second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1985. Edwin L. Dirck was elected the city's first mayor. Mark M. Levin has been City Administrator...

 and Creve Coeur
Creve Coeur, Missouri
Creve Coeur, derived from French for "heartbreak" , 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 17,833 at the 2010 census...

.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8 km²), all of it land.

History

The city was established in 1948 but began to develop six years before it was granted the petition of incorporation. Charles F. Vatterott, the developer and builder of most of the residential and commercial properties in St. Ann, started the community as a housing project for families of workers employed in nearby defense plants. It was one of the few defense housing projects in the country to develop into a permanent town. The original homesite was dedicated in honor of Saint Ann, the mother of the Virgin Mary.

St. Ann was the first city in Missouri to install a speed camera. The camera went into effect January 20, 2010, and fines started February 1, 2010. The cost of the fines was $100.00. The location of the first speed camera in the state is at 3312 Ashby Road.

Parks

The city's six parks are Tiemeyer, Livingston & Wright, Buder, St. Ann, Schafer and Mary Ridge. St. Ann also has a 34 par, 9-hole golf course on 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) just outside of St. Ann Park.

Education

The city is served by two school districts, Pattonville School District
Pattonville School District
Pattonville School District is a district in the suburbs of west-central St. Louis County. Pattonville consists of and it encompasses parts of the municipalities of Bridgeton, Maryland Heights, and St. Ann. Other portions are in unincorporated St. Louis County . The district is located near...

 and Ritenour School District.

St. Louis County Library
St. Louis County Library
St. Louis County Library serves residents of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is the busiest public library in Missouri, circulating nearly 12 million items in 2010. It consists of 20 branches, including the Headquarters branch, which is located at 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd in Ladue....

 operates the Rock Road Branch in St. Ann.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 13,607 people, 6,190 households, and 3,447 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 4,352.8 people per square mile (1,678.5/km²). There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of 2,096.6 per square mile (808.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.71% White, 11.44% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.79% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.12% of the population.

There were 6,190 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,351, and the median income for a family was $41,135. Males had a median income of $31,091 versus $24,064 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $18,318. About 10.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable sites

Northwest Plaza
Northwest Plaza
Northwest Plaza was an enclosed shopping mall located in St. Ann, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The mall comprised nearly of gross leasable area, making it the 27th largest mall in the United States according to the International Council of Shopping Centers prior to its closure...

, the largest enclosed shopping mall
Shopping mall
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in Missouri, was located in St. Ann. However, the mall was closed in October 2010. At its peak, the mall contained 9 anchor stores and 210 smaller stores.

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