Vinita Park is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, located just east of I-170 and south of St. Charles Rock Road. The population was 1,970 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Vinita Park, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|626
|524
|style='background: #ffffe6; |469
|32.54%
|27.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.81%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1,184
|1,217
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,230
|61.54%
|64.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.44%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|6
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.31%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|21
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19
|1.09%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.96%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|9
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.47%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.07%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|49
|39
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|2.55%
|2.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.71%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|29
|88
|style='background: #ffffe6; |155
|1.51%
|4.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.87%
|-
|Total
|1,924
|1,880
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,970
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Vinita Park had a population of 1,970. The median age was 38.7 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 880 households in Vinita Park, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 27.7% were married-couple households, 22.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 41.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,880 people, 761 households, and 496 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 849 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 30.1% White, 64.9% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.7% of the population.
There were 761 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 24.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.
The median age in the city was 33.6 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.
2000 census
As of the census is dated 1909 and can be found in the Library of Congress. On November 3, 1941, Vinita Park was incorporated as a village, including the northern subdivisions of Spring Avenue Heights and part of Midland Heights, the Atherton (south of Page Boulevard), and the Vinita Industrial Park. On March 13, 1950, Vinita Park changed its status to a City of the 4th Class. Voters of both Vinita Park and neighboring Vinita Terrace voted on November 8, 2016, to consolidate into one municipality, to be called the City of Vinita Park.
The merger took effect on May 10, 2017.
Education
Vinita Park is divided between three different school districts: Normandy,<!--UNI 22650--> Ritenour,<!--UNI 26640--> and University City.<!--UNI 30660--> The comprehensive high schools of these districts are Normandy, Ritenour, and University City, respectively.
Washington Elementary School, of the Normandy district, is in Vinita Park and Hanley Hills. It began operations in 1930.
Harrison Elementary School, of the Normandy district, had a Vinita Park postal address though it was not in the city limits. Lucas Crossing Elementary School, of the Normandy district, scheduled to open in 2001, took students formerly at Harrison Elementary.
St. Louis County Library operates the Indian Trails Branch in Vinita Park.
Government
Vinita Park has a mayor and a board of aldermen. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and aldermen are elected to two-year terms. There are three ward divisions which each elect two alderman as required by Missouri law. Therefore, there are six aldermen in Vinita Park. If there is ever a tie vote in the board of aldermen, the mayor casts a tie-breaking vote but otherwise does not vote.
Police department
On June 1, 2015, Vinita Park initiated the North County Police Cooperative. They have partnered with nearby cities, Vinita Terrace and Wellston in providing police services to their communities. The cooperative currently has 30 police officers providing police protection in the area.