Vandeventer, St. Louis
Vandeventer | ||
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ZIP code(s) Parts of 63106, 63113 | ||
Area code(s) | 314 | |
Website | stlouis-mo.gov |
Vandeventer is a
History
The founder, Peter Lewis Vandeventer, came to St. Louis in the 1860s with brothers William and Henry Barnum Vandeventer. Peter Lewis Vandeventer and Henry Barnum Vandeventer were
Peter Lewis Vandeventer died in 1879, during the development of Vandeventer Place, a gated, luxurious
Vandeventer Place met with its demise in 1947, when the eastern half was demolished for the Veterans' Administration's new hospital. The western portion was demolished about ten years later, when the City acquired it as the site for a children's detention home. The fountain and east gates survive in
Demographics
In 2020 Vandeventer's racial makeup was 88.9% black, 4.8% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 3.9% two or more races, and 0.5% some other race. 1.9% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1990 | 3,480 | — |
2000 | 2,209 | −36.5% |
2010 | 1,682 | −23.9% |
2020 | 2,041 | +21.3% |
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References
- ^ 2020 Census Neighborhood Results
- ^ Neighborhood Data Profile for Vandeventer
- ^ "City of St. Louis - Neighborhood Population & Demographics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-03.
- ^ "St. Louis: Vandeventer Neighborhood Statistics".
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