Lemay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lemay Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census.
History
Lemay was named after Francois Lemai, who operated a ferry boat across the Meramec River in the early nineteenth century.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.19%, is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Lemay CDP, 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)
|16,415
|15,255
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,655
|95.35%
|91.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79.77%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|175
|284
|style='background: #ffffe6; |837
|1.02%
|1.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.89%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|46
|43
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51
|0.27%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|89
|278
|style='background: #ffffe6; |671
|0.52%
|1.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.92%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|2
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.01%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|2
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55
|0.01%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|137
|255
|style='background: #ffffe6; |998
|0.80%
|1.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.83%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|349
|517
|style='background: #ffffe6; |846
|2.03%
|3.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.94%
|-
|Total
|17,215
|16,645
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,117
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lemay had a population of 17,117. The median age was 40.6 years. 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.8 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 7,077 households in Lemay, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.3% were married-couple households, 22.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
References
External links
- Lemay, Missouri (City-Data.com)
- Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce
- St. Louis County Community Profiles