St. John or Saint John
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Adjacent communities
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: Breckenridge Hills 30px 30px Bel-Ridge
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: Charlack
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Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+St. John city, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|5,518
|4,189
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,266
|80.31%
|64.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.16%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|960
|1,566
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,090
|13.97%
|24.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.46%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|16
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.23%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|85
|113
|style='background: #ffffe6; |124
|1.24%
|1.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.87%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian alone (NH)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|16
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|0.23%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|113
|171
|style='background: #ffffe6; |400
|1.64%
|2.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.02%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|163
|443
|style='background: #ffffe6; |712
|2.37%
|6.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.72%
|-
|Total
|6,871
|6,517
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,643
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, St. John had a population of 6,643. The median age was 36.2 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the city was 50.9% White, 31.9% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 6.3% from some other race, and 8.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 10.7% of the population.
There were 2,646 households in St. John, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.6% were married-couple households, 22.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The respective comprehensive high schools are Ritenour High School and Normandy High School.
See also
- List of sundown towns in the United States