Creve Coeur ( ) is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, that is part of Greater St. Louis. Its population was 18,834 at the 2020 census.
Written accounts and archaeological finds show that Native Americans inhabited the Creve Coeur area from 9500 BC to 1800 AD. French explorers began farming and fishing in the area in the early 18th century, and fur trappers settled there in the early 19th century. When the area was acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Lewis and Clark Expedition came through Creve Coeur. During the American Civil War, men from the area served on both sides of the conflict, but most residents were southern sympathizers.
Creve Coeur was incorporated in 1949. Although cabins more than 200 years old (including two still in Conway Park) are in the community, it grew primarily as a stopping point along Olive Boulevard (now Route 340) between University City and Creve Coeur Lake. It expanded faster following construction of Interstate 270 and U.S. Route 40.
The lake and its associated park of the same name, which was the first county park in St. Louis County, is now part of Maryland Heights to the north of Creve Coeur.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Ranked third in highest assessed value in St. Louis County the median income for a household in the city was $94,852, 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 $59,496. About 1.8% 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.
Racial and ethnic composition
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|+Creve Coeur city, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|14,461
|13,936
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,225
|87.64%
|78.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70.22%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|566
|1,264
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,690
|3.43%
|7.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.97%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|32
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.19%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|991
|1,798
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,356
|6.01%
|10.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.51%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|19
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |154
|0.12%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.82%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|138
|305
|style='background: #ffffe6; |719
|0.84%
|1.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.82%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|292
|461
|style='background: #ffffe6; |662
|1.77%
|2.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.51%
|-
|Total
|16,500
|17,833
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,834
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}