Editing Mehlville, Missouri

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|population_total         = 28955
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63129
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'''Mehlville''' is an  [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in south [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], [[Missouri]], United States, an area locally known as "South County". It is an inner-ring suburb of [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], and part of the [[Greater St. Louis|Greater St. Louis metropolitan area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|7.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, or 2.77%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1990|27557
|2000|28822
|2010|28380
|2020|28955
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>}}
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 28,822 people, 12,541 households, and 7,775 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,913.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,982 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,762.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 97.08% White, 0.75% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.77% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45%.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 12,541 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 32.5% of households were one person and 12.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 21.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median household income was $43,734 and the median family income  was $55,202. Males had a median income of $41,435 versus $27,551 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,125. About 3.7% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

== School districts ==
The school district for Mehlville is the [[Mehlville School District]] (R-9), which consists of one early childhood preschool program, ten elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools, [[Mehlville High School]] and [[Oakville High School]]. The Mehlville School District has approximately 12,000 students currently enrolled.<ref>[http://www.mehlvilleschooldistrict.com/about_us/district_facts District Facts - Mehlville School District]</ref> Only [[Mehlville High School]] is in the Mehlville area, located on [[Missouri Route 267|Lemay Ferry Road]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mehlvilleschooldistrict.com Mehlville School District]
*[http://www.mehlvillefire.com Mehlville Fire Protection District]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in St. Louis County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Missouri]]