Normandy, Missouri

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Normandy is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,287 at the 2020 census.

History

The city of Normandy is on land once owned by Charles Lucas. Lucas obtained property from the federal government with land grants, and he purchased the land from victims of the New Madrid earthquake of 1811. He named it for the French coastal region of Normandy from which his father John Baptiste Charles Lucas came. The site of his home is now on the property of Incarnate Word Academy.

Lucas was to fight two duels on Bloody Island with Thomas Hart Benton, and died in the 1817 duel.

In May 1977, Normandy annexed Berdell Hills.

Geography

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

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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

|+Normandy, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!% 2000

!% 2010

|White alone (NH)

|1,355

|1,059

|style='background: #ffffe6; |758

|26.30%

|21.15%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.68%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|3,422

|3,475

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,010

|66.41%

|69.39%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |70.21%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|13

|14

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10

|0.25%

|0.28%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%

|Asian alone (NH)

|164

|281

|style='background: #ffffe6; |243

|3.18%

|5.61%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.67%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.06%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |24

|0.17%

|0.12%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|121

|95

|style='background: #ffffe6; |125

|2.35%

|1.90%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.92%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|66

|78

|style='background: #ffffe6; |117

|1.28%

|1.56%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.73%

|Total

|5,153

|5,008

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,287

|100.00%

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

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Normandy had a population of 4,287. The median age was 29.0 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 79.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 72.7 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,772 households in Normandy, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 16.3% were married-couple households, 27.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 51.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 42.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 5,008 people, 1,942 households, and 1,023 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 21.3% White, 69.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 5.6% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 1,942 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 20.4% were married couples living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 26 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 24.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 7.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census In July 2014, the Missouri State Board of Education established Normandy Schools Collaborative, formerly the Normandy School District. The Collaborative provides pre-Kindergarten and K-12 education for students in its territory. The school district headquarters is in the Normandy city limits. The Normandy Early Learning Center and Normandy Middle School at Lucas Crossing are in the Normandy city limits. The district's comprehensive high school is Normandy High School.

Normandy Middle School and Lucas Crossing Elementary School were formerly in the Normandy city limits. The Lucas Crossing complex opened in 2001. It took areas formerly assigned to Harrison, Lincoln, and McKinley elementary schools.

Private K-12 schooling is offered at St. Ann Catholic School, a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. St. Ann also operates St. Ann Early Childhood Center.

The University of Missouri - St. Louis is a public university whose campus is partially located within Normandy.

The St. Louis County Library operates the Natural Bridge Branch in Normandy.

Parks and recreation

Normandy's main park is the Robert Hoelzel Memorial Park. Other pocket parks that can be accessed throughout the municipality include:

Belwood Park
Parchester Park
Tear Drop Park

Police services

The Normandy Police Department provides police services to the surrounding communities of Bel-Ridge, Cool Valley, Bellerive Acres, Glen Echo Park, and Pasadena Park. Glen Echo Park was merged into the City of Normandy on February 8th, 2024, following a vote by residents of Glen Echo Park on the August 8th, 2023 following a local election.

Public transportation

MetroLink

MetroLink services are available in Normandy at the UMSL South Station.

Community and economic development

Great Streets projects

In 2014 Normandy approved a Great Streets initiative to redevelop the stretch of Natural Bridge Road between North Hanley and Lucas and Hunt Roads. Construction began in June of that year and was completed in May 2016. Other street revitalization projects in Normandy apart from this initiative included improving the Teardrop and Belwood parks.

Notable person

Jon Hamm, actor