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Saint Louis
Saint Louis is a city that is in U.S. state of Missouri. It is surrounded by the Mississippi River on the east and by Saint Louis County on the north, south, and west. Saint Louis is mainly influenced by French and German and also having a Victorian past, is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri.

Saint Louis is famous for two events that were marked at the beginning of 20th century, includes World"s Fair in 1904 and Olympic Games in the same year. Saint Louis has transformed from a manufacturing and industrial zone into a globally known city for research in medicine, biotechnology, and other sciences.

Saint Louis is called by many nicknames, the most popular being "Gateway City", as it is seen as the Eastern/Western US dividing mark. Saint Louis is also named as "Gateway to the West" on behalf of the many people who migrated west through Saint Louis via the Missouri River As per July 2006 US Census, estimates are that there are around 2,800,000 residents in the city.

History
Before the French explorers hit the region in 1673 the area that would become Saint Louis was a major center of the Mississippian mound builders. Due to the presence of countless mounds, now almost all destroyed, earned the city nickname "Mound City".

Saint Louis was acquired from France by the United States under President Thomas Jefferson in 1803, as part of the Louisiana Purchase. French language continued, along with English, to be one of the major spoken and written languages in Saint Louis until the 1820s. Immigrants started to emerge into Saint Louis after 1840, particularly from Germany, Italy, Bohemia and Ireland.

This saw a rapid increment in population that grew from less than 20,000 in 1840, to 77,860 in 1850, to more than 160,000 by 1860. As Saint Louis kept on growing and prospering during the late 19th and early 20th Century, the city managed to produce a notable number of people in the fields of business and literature.

Like any other large cities of United States, Saint Louis witnessed a large population shift to the suburbs in the twentieth century; first because of increased demand for new housing following the Second World War. As of the census of 2000, there were 348,189 people, 147,076 households, and 76,920 families residing in the city.

The population density was 5,622.9 people per square mile (2,171.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city of St. Louis (as separate and distinct from St. Louis County and the rest of the MSA) was 51.20% African American, 43.85% White, 1.98% Asian, 0.27% Native American, 0.03%

The median income for a household in the city was $29,156, and the median income for a family was $32,585. Males had a median income of $31,106 versus $26,987 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,108.

Cultural Scene
Saint Louis has many museums and attractions in the city for its residents and those who tour this city. The St. Louis Art Museum, located in the City's premier park, Forest Park (which is even bigger than New York"s central part), and dating from the 1904 World's Fair, houses an impressive array of modern art and ancient artifacts, with an extensive collection of master works of several centuries, including paintings by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Pissarro, Picasso, and many others.

There are various notable churches in the city, including the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, along with a large Roman Catholic cathedral, which are designed in the Byzantine and Romanesque styles. A place called "The Hill" is a historically Italian neighborhood where many of the area's best Italian restaurants can be found.

The Saint Louis Zoological Park is one of the oldest and largest free-admission zoos in the country, is home to an Insectarium and the Prairie Village. The St. Louis Zoo is the most visited zoo in the United States, having surpassed the San Diego Zoo in popularity. It boasts many exhibits with animal-friendly habitats. The zoo is located in Forest Park, adjacent to the St. Louis Art Museum.

The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame and St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum are located near Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. St. Louis is also the native to the world-renowned Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra which was founded in 1880 and is the second oldest orchestra in the nation. The orchestra has received six Grammy Awards and fifty-six nominations.

The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis holds annual summer festival of opera performed in English that was founded in 1976. St. Louis is home to over 81 theatre and dance companies and one of the largest theatrical production companies in the U.S. Saint Louis operates almost 105 parks, which serve as gathering spots for neighbors to meet, and contains areas for summer concerts, playgrounds, picnics, baseball games, tennis courts, and lakes.

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