St. Louis

The Gateway City

  • Motto: Let the welfare of the people be the highest law

  • Flora: Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

  • Fauna: American Mink (Neogale vison)

  • Dance: Jitterbug

⭐ St. Louis, SL

  • Population: 1,305,703

  • Founded: 1764

  • Former State: Missouri

  • Counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis County

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If St. Louis was admitted as a state today, it would be the 43rd largest by population, between Maine and Montana.