Creve Coeur, Missouri

Creve Coeur, Missouri
City
Location of Creve Coeur, Missouri
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	St. Louis
Area
• Total	10.1 sq mi (26.2 km2)
• Land	10.1 sq mi (26.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	16,500
• Density	1,628.9/sq mi (628.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	29-17272Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0755942Template:GR

Creve Coeur, derived from French for "broken heart" (Crève Cœur), is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,500 at the 2000 census. Creve Coeur borders and shares a zip code with the neighboring City of Town and Country.

Geography

Creve Coeur is located at 38°40′2″N 90°26′33″W (38.667352, -90.442600)Template:GR. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 16,500 people, 6,988 households, and 4,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,628.9 people per square mile (628.9/km²). There were 7,496 housing units at an average density of 740.0/sq mi (285.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.79% White, 3.45% African American, 0.21% Native American, 6.02% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 6,988 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $75,032, and the median income for a family was $99,100. Males had a median income of $65,106 versus $39,102 for females. The per capita income for the city was $47,905. About 1.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The western half of Creve Coeur is part of the public Parkway School District and is home to Parkway North High School, Fern Ridge High School, Parkway Northeast Middle School, Mason Ridge Elementary School (within the shared Creve Coeur zip code in the City of Town and Country), and Bellerive Elementary School. The eastern half is served by the Ladue School District with Spoede Elementary School within its city limits. Private schools include Saint Louis Priory School, De Smet Jesuit High School, Chaminade College Preparatory School, Whitfield School, Visitation Academy and Westminster Christian Academy.

Law Enforcement

Creve Coeur police have recently received attention for the alleged homosexual acts occurring between both male and female officers at the department headquarters located at 300 N. New Ballas Road. Male Officers Lucey and Bernstein have been the noted organizers of the "Cuffs without Muffs" society. Eventually, the female officers started a similar sex club within the department known as the "Butch & Bald Club". The St. Louis County Police Department has conducted several Internal Affairs investigations into members of these underground police ran sex clubs and the production of obscene pornography that includes rape scenes as well as coprophilia.

External links

• City of Creve Coeur