Florissant, Missouri See also: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and Florissant, Colorado.
Florissant, Missouri City of Florissant Flag of Florissant, Missouri Flag Official seal of Florissant, Missouri Location of Florissant, Missouri Location of Florissant, Missouri Florissant (Listeni/ fl r s nt/) is a second-ring suburb of St.
Louis, positioned in northern St.
Louis County, Missouri, United States.
The town/city had a total populace of 52,158 in the 2010 census, making it the 12th-largest town/city in Missouri.
The exact date the first pioneer went to the Valley of Florissant is unknown, but it is one of the earliest settlements in the state of Missouri.
Spanish archives in Havana reveal there were 40 citizens and seven plantations in Florissant at the time of the 1787 census.
Louis, the improve was centered on (and incessantly called after) the church of St.
Louis City to Normandy. The last train to Florissant ran on November 14, 1931. Approximately 18,000 homes were assembled between 1947 and 1980, and the populace swelled to its peak of about 76,000 in the mid 1970s, making it the biggest city in St.
Eagan was mayor of Florissant for 37 years from 1963 until his death on November 2, 2000.
He was re-elected into office 9 times, and became one of the longest serving Mayors of any town/city in the United States.
In 2012, Florissant was ranked 76 in the top 100 list of Money Magazine's Best Places to Live America's Best Small Cities. Other recent reports have Florissant ranked as the #1 Best Small City to Retire To in America and the 2nd Safest City in Missouri. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.87 square miles (33.33 km2), of which, 12.56 square miles (32.53 km2) is territory and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) is water. There were 21,247 homeholds of which 32.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 38 years.
23.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 20,399 homeholds of which 30.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families.
24.7% of the populace were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 2.7% of families and 4.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Florissant is veiled by the Hazelwood and Ferguson-Florissant enhance school districts.
Mc - Cluer North High School and Mc - Cluer High School of the Ferguson-Florissant School District, and North Technical High School are high schools in Florissant.
Hazelwood Central is the only high school in Florissant belonging to the Hazelwood School District.
Hazelwood Northwest Middle School and a several elementary schools are inside the limits. North County Christian School is a pre-school to undertaking 12 Christian school that is theologically associated with the Church of the Nazarene. There are a several kindergarten through 8th undertaking parochial schools in Florissant.
These include Atonement Lutheran School, Sacred Heart, St.
Florissant has two theological colleges, an extension ground and barber college.
Saint Louis Christian College is a private four year undergraduate institution that is theologically and ecclesiastically associated with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. Gateway College of Evangelism and Urshan Graduate School of Theology are positioned at the former St.
Stanislaus Jesuit seminary and are theologically associated with the United Pentecostal Church International. Lindenwood University has its offsite North County Campus positioned in the former Our Lady of Fatima School. Missouri School of Barbering and Hairstyling-St Louis is also positioned in Florissant. Florissant Valley Community College and University of Missouri-St.
Louis are positioned in close adjacency to the city.
Louis County Library operates the Florissant Valley Branch in Florissant. Perry Van der Beck, soccer player and coach, North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, former U.S.
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"These Are The 10 Best Small Cities To Retire To In America".
"Florissant Police Department Newsletter / Press Release" (PDF).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Hazelwood School District Maps" (PDF).
City of Florissant-Municipal Wards (Map) (August 2005 ed.).
North County Christian School.
North County Christian School.
"Parochial Schools of Missouri".
Urshan Graduate School of Theology accessdate =June 29, 2008 "Missouri School of Barbering and Hairstyling-St Louis".
"Florissant Valley Branch." "Florissant city, Missouri." Official Site of the City of Florissant Louis County, Missouri, United States
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