Botanical Heights, St. Louis

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Botanical Heights
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Houses in Botanical Heights, October 2012
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Location (red) of Botanical Heights within St. Louis
Country United States
State Missouri
City St. Louis
Wards 17
Area
  Total0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total1,196
  Density2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Part of 63110
Area code(s) 314
Website stlouis-mo.gov

Botanical Heights is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Its former name was McRee Town. The Botanical Heights neighborhood is defined by Chouteau Avenue on the North, Interstate 44 on the South, 39th Street on the East and Vandeventer Avenue on the West. This near Southside neighborhood is located just north of the Shaw neighborhood. [2]

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2000 1,818    
2010 1,037−43.0%
2020 1,196+15.3%

In 2020 Botanical Heights' population was 50.0% Black, 37.2% White, 0.3% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 7.3% Two or More Races, and 1.6% Some Other Race. 5.0% of the neighborhood's population was of Hispanic or Latino origin, 20.3% have a High school education. [3]

Racial composition2000 [4] 2010 [5] 2020 [6]
White 6.8%20.3%37.2%
Black or African American 89.4%74.4%50.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.4%2.1%5.0%
Asian (X)1.7%3.3%

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References

  1. "2020 Census Neighborhood Results".
  2. Neighborhood Data Profile for Botanical Heights Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "City of St. Louis" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.
  5. "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.
  6. (PDF). City of St. Louis https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/documents/upload/Total-Population-by-Neighborhood-Census-2020-Redistricting-Release-2.pdf.Missing or empty |title= (help)

Coordinates: 38°37′21″N90°14′59″W / 38.6224°N 90.2497°W / 38.6224; -90.2497