Brentwood, Missouri

Brentwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in Clayton Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,233 at the 2020 census.

History

The area that is Brentwood consists of three land purchases: that of Louis J. Bompart who acquired his lot first in 1804, that of the Gay family, and that of the Marshall family. In the 1870s, a man by the name of Thomas Madden arrived and soon became the businessman of the community. He operated a rock quarry, and constructed a tavern, a barbershop, a grocery store, and a blacksmith shop. Due to Madden's prominence in the community, the town was then named Maddenville.

With a location on the Manchester Trail, a route that was mostly frequented by mail coaches and prairie schooners going west, Maddenville in the 1800s became a prosperous town on the outskirts of St. Louis, to which it was connected by a streetcar line.

In 1919, it was discovered by the residents of Maddenville that the inhabitants of the neighboring Maplewood were planning to elect whether or not to annex their town. To avoid annexation and to establish their own school district, the residents decided to incorporate Maddenville into a village. On December 15, 1919, the town of Maddenville officially became the village of Brentwood.

During the late 1920s, the village earned an unhealthy reputation for its numerous gambling houses and illegal activities that took place around the intersection of Manchester Road and Brentwood Boulevard. The first mayor, James L. Willingham (in office from 1929 to 1931), ran on the promise to clean Brentwood up and eliminate the casinos, along with the hoodlums who hung around them, which he did. The town then became once again attractive for families. On April 12, 1929, Willingham signed ordinance 1A, which established Brentwood as a city and determined its boundaries.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Brentwood city, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|7,039

|6,891

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,674

|91.50%

|85.55%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.06%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|135

|241

|style='background: #ffffe6; |339

|1.75%

|2.99%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.12%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |15

|0.19%

|0.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%

|Asian alone (NH)

|267

|545

|style='background: #ffffe6; |498

|3.47%

|6.77%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.05%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.00%

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%

|Other race alone (NH)

|12

|style='background: #ffffe6; |17

|0.09%

|0.15%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|97

|137

|style='background: #ffffe6; |389

|1.26%

|1.70%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.72%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|133

|223

|style='background: #ffffe6; |300

|1.73%

|2.77%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.64%

|Total

|7,693

|8,055

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,233

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Brentwood had a population of 8,233, with 4,152 households and 1,785 families.

The population density was 4,222.1 per square mile (1,627.1/km), and housing density was 2,185.6 units per square mile (842.3/km).

The median age was 35.5 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.0 males age 18 and over.

Of the 4,152 households, 20.0% had children under the age of 18. Of all households, 33.9% were married-couple households, 22.0% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 36.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 44.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.9. estimates show that the median household income was $80,486 (with a margin of error of +/- $12,274) and the median family income was $108,087 (+/- $20,991). Males had a median income of $57,155 (+/- $8,764) versus $49,109 (+/- $6,748) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $54,071 (+/- $3,427). Approximately, 1.9% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under the age of 18 and 4.0% of those ages 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 8,055 people, 4,136 households, and 1,832 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,410 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 87.5% White, 3.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 6.8% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 4,136 households, of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.6% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 55.7% were non-families. 46.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 35 years. 18.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 37.4% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.1% male and 53.9% female.

2000 census

As of the census The town also contains one additional catholic private school, Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic School, which hosts students grades K-8. The school is an extension of the local Catholic church with the same name.

The town has a lending library, the Brentwood Public Library.