News Articles for "St. Louis"
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Rain-swollen US rivers stoke shippers' headaches
Mississippi River barge operators squeezed by last year's drought girded Friday against the prospect of new troubles from the waterway now that it's swoll...
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Rain driving Midwest flooding, far from over
Pouring rain pelted much of the Midwest on Thursday, flooding rivers for a second time this season and leaving beleaguered residents and local officials f...
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Search Results for "St. Louis"
| St. Louis Ville de Saint-Louis |
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| — Independent city — | |||
| City of St. Louis | |||
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| Nickname(s): Rome of the West, STL, Gateway to the West,[1] Mound City,[2] The Lou[3] | |||
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 St. Louis, Missouri
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| Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°WCoordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W / 38.62722°N 90.19778°W | |||
| Present Country | United States | ||
| Former Country | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Spain, Republic of France | ||
| State | Missouri | ||
| County | Independent city | ||
| Metro | Greater St. Louis | ||
| Founded | 1764 | ||
| Incorporated | 1822 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor–council government | ||
| • Mayor | Francis G. Slay (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Independent city | 66.2 sq mi (171.3 km2) | ||
| • Land | 61.9 sq mi (160.4 km2) | ||
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2) | ||
| Elevation[4] | 466 ft (142 m) | ||
| Population (2012)[5] | |||
| • Independent city | 318,172 | ||
| • Rank | 58th | ||
| • Density | 5,140.1/sq mi (1,983.6/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 2,795,794 (18th) | ||
| Demonym | St. Louisan | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| Area code(s) | 314 | ||
| Website | http://stlouis-mo.gov | ||
