Botanical Heights, St. Louis

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]

Botanical Heights
Houses in Botanical Heights, October 2012
Location (red) of Botanical Heights within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards17
Area
  Total0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Population
 (2010)[1]
  Total1,037
  Density2,500/sq mi (980/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Part of 63110
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2000 1,818    
2010 1,037−43.0%

In 2010 Botanical Heights' population was 74.4% Black, 20.3% White, 0.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 2.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% Some Other Race. 2.1% of the neighborhood's population was of Hispanic or Latino origin, 20.3% have a High school education.[3]

Racial composition2010[4]2000[5]
White756.8%
Black or African American8%89.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.1%2.4%
Asian1.7%(X)

See also

References

  1. Census Summary By Neighborhoods Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Neighborhood Data Profile for Botanical Heights Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.
  5. "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.


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