Editing Eureka, Missouri

{{Short description|City in Missouri, US}}
{{For|the community in Perry County|Eureka, Perry County, Missouri}}
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'''Eureka''' is a city mainly in [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], with a small portion in [[Jefferson County, Missouri|Jefferson County]], [[Missouri]], adjacent to [[Wildwood, Missouri|Wildwood]] and [[Pacific, Missouri|Pacific]]. It is in the extreme southwest of the [[Greater St. Louis]] metro area. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 11,646.<ref name="ReferenceA">2020 Census, US Census Bureau, Eureka city, Missouri, Profile</ref> Since 1971, Eureka has been known as the home of the amusement park [[Six Flags St. Louis]].

==History==
[[File:Missouri Route 109 - Eureka, Missouri.jpg|thumb|left|Missouri Route 109 entering Eureka.]]
The area's first known inhabitants were [[Shawnee]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] on the banks of the [[Meramec River]]; [[Artifact (archaeology)|archaeological artifacts]] can still be found today as evidence of their past occupation of the area.<ref name=":0" />

The village of Eureka was platted in 1858<ref>{{cite book|author=Eaton, David Wolfe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA360|title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named|publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri|year=1918|pages=360}}</ref> along the route of the [[Pacific Railroad]]. By 1890, the village consisted of about 100 homes. As railroad workers cleared the way for the track, they saw level land with little to clear and declared "[[Eureka (word)|Eureka!]]" which is Greek for "I've found it."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=City History {{!}} Eureka, MO|url=https://www.eureka.mo.us/305/City-History|access-date=2020-08-22|website=www.eureka.mo.us}}</ref> Thus, Eureka was founded. In 1898, Eureka became home to the St. Louis Children's Industrial Farm, established to give children from St. Louis [[tenement]] neighborhoods a chance to experience life in a rural setting. It later became Camp Wyman (now part of Wyman Center) and is one of the oldest camps in the United States. The first [[Secondary school|high school]] class in Eureka was held in 1909. Eureka was incorporated as a fourth-class city on April 7, 1954.

Historically, Eureka was wholly within St. Louis County. In September 2019, the city's Board of Aldermen voted to annex two commercial lots—one of them a 72.5-acre tract that houses Kirkwood Materials West, a sand and gravel quarry, and the other a 75-acre field, both at highways 109 and FF—located just across the Meramec River in Jefferson County into the city. On October 1, 2019, the city voted to annex the under construction 549-home Windswept Farms subdivision just to the south into the city. Both annexations were voluntary by the owners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skaggs |first=Katelyn Mary |date=2019-10-12 |title=ICYMI: Annexations will cost county millions in lost revenue |url=https://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/icymi-annexations-will-cost-county-millions-in-lost-revenue/article_0c7ca98c-ead4-11e9-ab83-9bc45b8208ba.html |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Leader Publications |language=en}}</ref>

===City of Allenton===
The railroad town of Allenton is a former community on [[U.S. Route 66]] located (now) at the junction of [[Interstate 44 in Missouri|Interstate 44]] and Business Loop 44 in western St. Louis County. In 1985, it was annexed by the city of Eureka. The town is currently rural, with adjacent farmland and forested [[Ozark]] ridges. This community was declared blighted by St. Louis County in 1973.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|10.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land, and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>

=== Floods ===
[[File:Missouri Flood Relief Eureka, Missouri.jpg|thumb|Members of a Coast Guard Disaster Area Response Team rescue two victims and their pet from their flooded home in Eureka in 2008]]
The city of Eureka has suffered multiple [[flood]]s, the two most catastrophic being in 2015 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Bryce|date=May 8, 2017|title=Two catastrophic floods in less than two years wasn't just a case of bad luck|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/two-catastrophic-floods-in-less-than-two-years-wasnt-just-a-case-of-bad-luck/article_33e07bfa-16dd-575b-8e18-9a6e2a2eebd0.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|language=en}}</ref> This caused the city and [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] to evaluate a dozen strategic options, from the use of [[levee]]s and [[Flood wall|walls]], buyouts of high-risk properties, and the restoration of [[Floodplain|flood plain]] as [[water storage]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 3, 2021|title=4 years ago, flooding forced people by the Meramec to 'pick your side'|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/history/4-years-ago-flooding-forced-people-by-the-meramec-to-pick-your-side/collection_33511d7b-3a0e-55f8-95e5-6342359e6876.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Bryce|date=March 20, 2021|title=After multiple historic floods, Eureka, region rethink river management|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/after-multiple-historic-floods-eureka-region-rethink-river-management/article_88b16904-952e-5b6d-9b77-bf142540e50d.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|language=en}}</ref> [[Scientific researcher]]s determined the flooding was a [[Artificiality|man-made]] calamity caused in part by "inaccurate Federal Emergency Management Agency flood frequencies based on the assumption that today's river will behave as it has in the past greatly underestimating our real flood risk and leading to inappropriate development in floodways and floodplains."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-05|title=Record Missouri flooding was manmade calamity, scientist says {{!}} The Source {{!}} Washington University in St. Louis|url=https://source.wustl.edu/2016/02/record-missouri-flooding-manmade-calamity-scientist-says/|access-date=2021-07-15|website=The Source|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Marso|first=Andy|date=March 24, 2019|title=Missouri River flooding blamed on Army Corps of Engineers|work=The Kansas City Star|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article228237519.html}}</ref>
[[File:Flooding (23822113699).jpg|thumb|Flooding on the [[Meramec River]] near Eureka in 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2016 |title=USGS Measures Historic Flooding Across the Nation |url=https://www2.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/usgs-measures-historic-flooding-across-the-nation/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717213949/https://www2.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/usgs-measures-historic-flooding-across-the-nation/ |archive-date=17 July 2017 |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>]]

==== 2015 ====
The [[December 2015 North American storm complex]] deeply impacted the state of [[Missouri]], with heavy rain and snow causing severe floods. The storm system was responsible for heavy rain that caused severe flooding.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Sykes|date=29 December 2015|title=Major flooding in Union, Mo; businesses underwater|url=http://www.kmov.com/story/30846374/major-flooding-in-union-mo-businesses-underwater|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201012304/http://www.kmov.com/story/30846374/major-flooding-in-union-mo-businesses-underwater/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|date=27 December 2015|title=Missouri Flooding Six Dead|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/27/us/missouri-flooding-six-dead/index.html|work=CNN}}</ref> Parts of the state were hit with over {{convert|10|in|mm|abbr=on}} of heavy rainfall.<ref name="reports">{{cite web|title=REPORTS: Severe storms slam Texas as flooding and blizzard conditions struck the Plains|url=http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/reports-severe-weather-tornadoes-dallas-texas-blizzard-flooding/54450368|work=AccuWeather|access-date=July 15, 2021|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722102247/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/reports-severe-weather-tornadoes-dallas-texas-blizzard-flooding/54450368|url-status=dead}}</ref> In Eureka, more than 100 boat rescues were conducted by the Eureka Fire Department of people and several pets from the second stories of homes near the [[Meramec River]].<ref name="FoxJan1">{{cite news|date=January 1, 2016|title=Roadways begin to reopen in flood-ravaged St. Louis area|publisher=Fox News|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/mississippi-river-tops-levee-in-southern-illinois|access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jacobo|first1=Julia|last2=Manzo|first2=Daniel|last3=Peck|first3=Dan|date=December 31, 2015|title=22 Dead, 2 Missing in Record Flooding Across Midwest|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/22-dead-missing-record-flooding-midwest/story?id=36033452|access-date=2021-07-15|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>

==== 2017 ====
A [[Mississippi River floods#2017 flooding|flooding event]] caused by a strong spring storm system brought multiple rounds of [[thunderstorm]]s and heavy rain to portions of the Midwest the weekend of April 29–30, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=US Department of Commerce|first=NOAA|title=Spring 2017 Flooding Event|url=https://www.weather.gov/lsx/04_29_2017|access-date=2021-07-15|website=www.weather.gov|language=EN-US}}</ref> The middle portion of the Mississippi approached historical record flooding. The [[National Weather Service]] anticipated a 48.5&nbsp;ft. crest at [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]], on May 5, 2017, which was within 6 inches of the January 2, 2016 crest of 48.86&nbsp;ft.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Zach|title=Mississippi River projected to reach record levels after severe storms cause flooding|url=http://www.kfvs12.com/story/35287929/mississippi-river-projected-to-reach-record-levels-after-severe-storms-cause-flooding|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> The first floor of a church flooded with about 48 inches of water, the same amount as in December 2015. Floodwater from the [[Meramec River]] covered athletic fields at [[Eureka High School (Missouri)|Eureka High School]], encroached on the school's buildings, and ruined the gymnasium floor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flooding swamps Midwest|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/05/03/flooding-swamps-midwest/101241078/|access-date=2021-07-15|website=www.usatoday.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 141
|1960= 1134
|1970= 2384
|1980= 3862
|1990= 4683
|2000= 7676
|2010= 10189
|2020= 11646
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="ReferenceA">2020 Census, US Census Bureau, Eureka city, Missouri, Profile</ref>
}}
[[File:Stlouisflags.jpg|thumb|right|[[Six Flags St. Louis]] in Eureka]]

===2020 census===
The 2020 United States census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-12-17 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 11,646 people, 3,486 households, and 2,575 families in Eureka. The population density was 1,053.9 per square mile (406.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 3,740 housing units at an average density of 338.5 per square mile (130.7/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 90.73% (10,566) White, 0.82% (96) Black or African-American, 0.12% (14) Native American, 1.57% (183) Asian, 0.05% (6) Pacific Islander, 0.76% (89) from other races, and 5.94% (692) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1% (211) of the population.

Of the 3,486 households, 40.5% had children under the age of 18; 64.5% were married couples living together; 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 20.1% consisted of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.8, and the average family size was 3.4.

26.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 109.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 98.5 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-12-17|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $112,750 (with a margin of error of +/- $13,390) and the median family income was $121,977 (+/- $8,559). Males had a median income of $74,452 (+/- $8,634) versus $47,137 (+/- $8,637) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $59,316 (+/- $9,813). Approximately, 0.0% of families and 0.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.8% of those ages 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 census,<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> there were 10,189 people, 3,474 households, and 2,758 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|984.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,683 housing units at an average density of {{convert|355.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.9% White, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 3,474 households, of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64, and 9.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,676 people in the city, organized into 2,487 households and two families. Its population density was {{convert|763.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,622 housing units at an average density of {{convert|260.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.82% Asian, 0.57% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, no Pacific Islanders, 0.26% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,487 households, out of which half had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98, and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $74,301, and the median income for a family was $80,625. Males had a median income of $51,799 compared to $33,269 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,553. 2.2% of the population and 1.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Education==

Rockwood R-Vi School District operates three elementary schools, [[Lasalle Springs Middle School]], and [[Eureka High School (Missouri)|Eureka High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/eureka/rockwood-r_vi-school-district/ | title=Rockwood R-Vi School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref>

The city also contains two private schools: St. Mark's Lutheran Church and School and Most Sacred Heart Church and School.

The city has the Eureka Hills Branch lending library, a branch of the [[St. Louis County Library]].<ref>"[http://www.slcl.org/branches/eh/ Eureka Hills Branch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916012055/http://www.slcl.org/branches/eh/ |date=September 16, 2009 }}." [[St. Louis County Library]]. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.</ref> It was moved to a newly built location that opened on June 2, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slcl.org/content/new-eureka-hills-branch-opens-june-2|title = New Eureka Hills Branch Opens June 2 &#124; St. Louis County Library}}</ref>
[[File:Eureka Missouri.JPG|thumb|Eureka from the south along [[Missouri Route 109]]]]

==News media==
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Local news coverage for the town and some of its neighbors is provided by the ''[[Tri County Journal|Tri-County Journal]]'', the ''Eureka and Pacific Current NewsMagazine'', and the ''[[Washington Missourian]]''.

==Notable people==
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* [[Clayton Echard]], undrafted rookie for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and star of [[The Bachelor (American TV series) season 26|season 26]] of [[The Bachelor (American TV series)|''The Bachelor'']].
* [[Cam Janssen]], [[National Hockey League]] player
* [[Bob Klinger]], [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Rissi Palmer]], country singer

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.eureka.mo.us/ City of Eureka official website]
*[http://www.eurekachamber.org/ Eureka Chamber of Commerce]

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