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Pierre Laclede founded Saint Louis as a trading post in the mid to late 1700s(exact date?). After the French and Indian War, Saint Louis was controlled by Spain; but Saint Louis, along with the rest of the [Lousiana Territory]?, was returned to France during the [Naploneonic Wars]?. Saint Louis and the whole Lousiana Territory were acquired for the United States by Thomas Jefferson. Saint Louis later became the starting point for settlers moving west. |
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Pierre Laclede founded Saint Louis as a trading post in the mid to late 1700s(exact date?). After the French and Indian War, Saint Louis was controlled by Spain; but Saint Louis, along with the rest of the [Lousiana territory]?, was returned to France during the [Napoleonic Wars]?. Saint Louis and the whole Louisiana Territory were acquired for the United States by Thomas Jefferson. Saint Louis later became the starting point for settlers moving west. |
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Saint Louis is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Missouri with a total, bistate (several Missouri and Illinois counties) population at 2,603,607 (eighteenth largest metropolitan area in the U.S.) as of 2000. The city of Saint Louis, a separate entity from Saint Louis County, contributes 348,189 people, according to the 2000 U.S. Census; and its population has been declining since the 1950s as people continue to move to the multiplicity of suburbs in Saint Louis County (1,016,315), Saint Charles County (283,883), Franklin County (93,807) and Jefferson County (198,099) in Missouri and Madison (258,941), Saint Clair (256,082), and Monroe (27,619) counties in Illinois, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. |
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Saint Louis is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Missouri with a total, bistate (several Missouri and Illinois counties) population at 2,603,607 (eighteenth largest metropolitan area in the U.S.) as of 2000. The city of Saint Louis, a separate entity from Saint Louis County, contributes 348,189 people, according to the 2000 U.S. Census; and its population has been declining since the 1950s as people continue to move to the multiplicity of suburbs in Saint Louis County (1,016,315), Saint Charles County (283,883), Franklin County (93,807) and Jefferson County (198,099) in Missouri and Madison (258,941), Saint Clair (256,082), and Monroe (27,619) counties in Illinois, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. |
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* Six Flags - Saint Louis is the local amusement park and can be found in Eureka--in far West Saint Louis County. |
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* Six Flags - Saint Louis is the local amusement park and can be found in Eureka, Missouri --in far West Saint Louis County. |
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By far, most Saint Louisans' main method of transportation is the automobile. Use of the automobile is supported by the existance of many limited-access [interstate highway]?s (I-70, I-55, I-270, I-255, etc.) and many other roads. Also, located as an enclave in northern Saint Louis County, near the Missouri River, is the Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport, which is administrated by the city of Saint Louis. Mass transit is provided in two forms, both of which are controlled by one agency: the city bus system and Metrolink, a raised, monorail train system that mainly connects the airport to downtown and, recently, parts of the Metro East (the Saint Louis region in Illinois). Passenger train service is also available through a "temporary" (since 1980) train station set up near downtown by Amtrak?; smaller, yet permanent, train stations exist in the suburb of Kirkwood and nearby [Alton, Illinois]?. |
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By far, most Saint Louisans' main method of transportation is the automobile. Use of the automobile is supported by the existence of many limited-access [interstate highway]?s (I-70, I-55, I-270, I-255, etc.) and many other roads. Also, located as an enclave in northern Saint Louis County, near the Missouri River, is the Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport, which is administrated by the city of Saint Louis. Mass transit is provided in two forms, both of which are controlled by one agency: the city bus system and Metrolink, a raised, monorail train system that mainly connects the airport to downtown and, recently, parts of the Metro East (the Saint Louis region in Illinois). Passenger train service is also available through a "temporary" (since 1980) train station set up near downtown by Amtrak?; smaller, yet permanent, train stations exist in the suburb of Kirkwood and nearby [Alton, Illinois]?. |
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