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| Name | St. Louis (county) |
| Alt names | Saint Louis | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS29025752 | | Saint Louis county | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | St. Louis | source: AAA: Kansas/Missouri (1993) |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.633°N 90.4°W |
| Located in | Missouri, United States (1804 - ) |
| See also | Cooper, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Franklin, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jefferson, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
St. Louis County is located in the far eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is bounded by the city of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south. As of the 2016 Census Bureau population estimate, the population was 998,581, making it the most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton.
Saint Louis County was settled by French colonists in the late 1700s, before switching to U.S. rule following the Louisiana Purchase. Saint Louis County split from St. Louis City in 1877, after City residents voted to separate. In the 1960s, with the growing suburbanization in Greater St. Louis, the County's population overtook the City's population for the first time. St. Louis County borders, but does not include, the city of St. Louis, which is an independent city. The county is included in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2019 there was a proposal to merge the city and county after a Saturday-wide vote.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1804 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1876 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 5,667
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| 1820 | 10,049
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| 1830 | 14,125
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| 1840 | 35,979
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| 1850 | 104,978
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| 1860 | 190,524
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| 1870 | 351,189
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| 1880 | 31,888
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| 1890 | 36,307
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| 1900 | 50,040
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| 1910 | 82,417
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| 1920 | 100,737
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| 1930 | 211,593
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| 1940 | 274,230
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| 1950 | 406,349
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| 1960 | 703,532
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| 1970 | 951,353
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| 1980 | 973,896
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| 1990 | 993,529
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Note: Saint Louis city became independent of Saint Louis County in 1876.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Research Tips
External links
St.Louis County Missouri Official Website
St.Louis Missouri Rootsweb
St. Louis Genealogical Society
Complete list of all cemeteries in St. Louis county
Missouri Historical Society
Missouri State Archives
St.Louis County Library
St.Louis Public Library
Genealogy in St.Louis
History's Time Portal to Old St.Louis
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