Dutchtown, St. Louis

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Dutchtown
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Private residences in Dutchtown, houses of locally made brick
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Location (red) of Dutchtown within St. Louis
Country United States
State Missouri
City St. Louis
Wards 9, 13, 15, 20, 25
Area
  Total1.52 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total15,356
  Density10,000/sq mi (3,900/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Parts of 63111, 63116, 63118
Area code(s) 314
Website DutchtownSTL.org

Dutchtown is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is called "Dutch" from Deutsch, i.e., "German", as it was the southern center of German-American settlement in St. Louis in the early 19th century. [2] It was the original site of Concordia Seminary (before it relocated to Clayton, Missouri), Concordia Publishing House, Lutheran Hospital, and other German community organizations. The German Cultural Society still has its headquarters there. St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church towers over the neighborhood and is a symbol of the neighborhood.

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While the influence of the German settlers remains, Dutchtown rapidly began to diversify in the 1990s. Half of Dutchtown residents today are Black, and significant numbers of Latinos, Asians, and other immigrants call the neighborhood home as well.

Dutchtown is home to long-standing, locally famous purveyors of sweets: the South Grand location of locally famous chain Ted Drewes frozen custard stand, as well as Merb's Candies and Dad's Cookies.

More recently, a number of resale shops and boutiques have clustered in the Downtown Dutchtown area along Meramec Street between South Grand Boulevard and Compton Avenue.

The 17-acre Marquette Park sits in the center of the neighborhood and features a free public swimming pool, recreation center, playground, tennis courts, a renovated field house, and plenty of green space. Other parks in Dutchtown include Amberg Park at the west end of the neighborhood, and Laclede Park and Minnie Wood Memorial Square to the east.

Demographics

In 2020, the neighborhood was 50.7% Black, 26.0% White, 7.0% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 8.3% Two or More Races, and 7.3% Some Other Race. 12.1% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. [3]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1990 17,943    
2000 17,222−4.0%
2010 15,770−8.4%
2020 15,356−2.6%
[4]

Marquette Park

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Marquette Park Pool in 2011

Marquette Park is a historic park in Dutchtown It is home to a recreation center and the historic Marquette Park Pool. [5] The park was named after Father Pere Marquette in 1915 [6] and covers 17 acres (6.9 ha). [6]

Father Pere Marquette (a Jesuit priest) and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River. [6] The park is on the site of the House of Refuge orphanage. [7] The pool was renovated and reopened the summer of 2015. [7]

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References

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  7. 1 2 "Marquette Park".

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