Wildwood, Missouri

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Wildwood is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 32,884 at the 2000 census.

Wildwood is the home of Wabash Frisco & Pacific Steam Railway[1], Al Foster Trail[2], and Wildwood Christian School. Wildwood is also the future home of St. Louis Community College.

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[edit] Geography

Location of Wildwood, Missouri

Wildwood is located at 38°34′54″N, 90°38′58″W (38.581653, -90.649427)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 172.1 km² (66.4 mi²). 171.0 km² (66.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (0.59%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 32,884 people, 10,837 households, and 9,243 families residing in the city. The population density was 192.3/km² (498.0/mi²). There were 11,229 housing units at an average density of 65.7/km² (170.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.74% White, 1.62% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 10,837 households out of which 51.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.0% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $94,006, and the median income for a family was $100,460. Males had a median income of $75,849 versus $41,224 for females. The per capita income for the city was $38,485. About 1.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ {{{author}}}, The Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad Association, Inc., [[{{{publisher}}}]], [[{{{date}}}]].
  2. ^ {{{author}}}, Al Foster Trail., [[{{{publisher}}}]], [[{{{date}}}]].


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