Place:Ferguson, St. Louis (county), Missouri, United States

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NameFerguson
TypeCity
Coordinates38.746°N 90.297°W
Located inSt. Louis (county), Missouri, United States
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Ferguson is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 18,527.

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What is now the city of Ferguson was founded in 1855, when William B. Ferguson deeded of land to the Wabash Railroad in exchange for a new depot and naming rights. The settlement that sprang up around the depot was called Ferguson Station.[2] Ferguson was the first railroad station connected directly to St. Louis. The station is a focal point of the city's history and is depicted on the city flag, designed in 1994.

Ferguson's first schoolhouse was built in 1878. Ferguson was incorporated as a city in 1894.

Emerson Electric moved its headquarters to Ferguson during the 20th century.

Until the 1960s, Ferguson was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to remain after nightfall.

Ferguson made frequent worldwide headlines for months following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer and the ensuing civil unrest. The United States Department of Justice investigation which followed resulted in large legal fees for the town, in excess of $300,000 a year. The city now has a higher sales tax, utility gross receipts tax, and franchise tax for 2017/2018 to generate more revenue.

Ferguson elected its first black and first female mayor, Ella Jones, on June 2, 2020.

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