Compton Heights, St. Louis

Compton Heights is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bordered by Interstate 44 to the north, Nebraska Avenue to the east, Shenandoah Avenue to the south, and Grand Boulevard to the west. Compton Hill Reservoir Park, home to the landmark Compton Water Tower, lies within the neighborhood. Compton Heights was one of the country's earliest planned residential developments of the nineteenth century. Its 1889 layout adhered to a plan that viewed nature as a neighbor, rather than as an enemy to be subjugated by a rectilinear grid. This is seen today in the neighborhood's wide setbacks and curving streets that create remarkable vistas, punctuated by more than 200 homes of extraordinary and varied interest. The entire neighborhood is a national historic district.[4]

Compton Heights
Neighborhood of St. Louis
The Compton Water Tower, located on the northwest corner of Compton Heights. Though commonly referred to as a water tower, it is actually a standpipe tower.
The Compton Water Tower, located on the northwest corner of Compton Heights. Though commonly referred to as a water tower, it is actually a standpipe tower.[2]
Location (red) of Compton Heights within St. Louis
Location (red) of Compton Heights within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards6, 7
Government
 • Aldermen
Area
 • Total0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,396
 • Density5,000/sq mi (1,900/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Parts of 63104, 63118
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19901,868—
20001,448−22.5%
20101,315−9.2%
20201,3966.2%
Sources:[5][6]

In 2020 Compton Heights' population was 72.6% White, 16.5% Black, 0.2% Native American, 3.6% Asian, 6.3% Two or More Races, and 0.7% Some Other Race. 3.5% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.[7]

See also

References
  1. Build St. Louis: Wonderous Anachronisms
  2. Build St. Louis: Wonderous Anachronisms
  3. "2020 Census Neighborhood Results".
  4. "Compton Heights Neighborhood, Saint Louis, Missouri".
  5. "Compton Heights Neighborhood Statistics". St Louis, MO. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. "Neighborhood Census Data". City of St. Louis. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. "2020 Census Neighborhood Results". Retrieved 2021-09-27.

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