Editing Normandy, Missouri

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[[File:St. Louis County Library - Natural Bridge Branch (28795509515).jpg|thumb|Library in Normandy]]
[[File:Glen Echo Country Club.jpg|thumb|[[Glen Echo Country Club]], the site of the 1904 Olympics golf tournament and host of a later LPGA tournament]]
'''Normandy''' is a city in [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 4,287 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2952796| title=United States Census Bureau| access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref>

==History==

The city of Normandy is on land once owned by [[Charles Lucas (Missouri lawyer)|Charles Lucas]]. Lucas obtained property from the federal government with land grants, and he purchased the land from victims of the [[1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes|New Madrid earthquake]] of 1811. He named it for the French coastal region of [[Normandy]] from which his father [[John Baptiste Charles Lucas]] came. The site of his home is now on the property of Incarnate Word Academy.<ref name=history>[http://www.cityofnormandy.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=478 A  Brief History of Normandy- Retrieved 8/29/2010]</ref>

Lucas was to fight two duels on [[Bloody Island (Mississippi River)|Bloody Island]] with [[Thomas Hart Benton (politician)|Thomas Hart Benton]], and died in the 1817 duel.<ref name=history/>

Upon Charles' death, and that of his father, Federal Land Grant Judge J.B.C. Lucas, his land was left to his sister Anne and brother James.  Anne married Capt. Theodore Hunt, son of the Patriot Abraham Hunt of [[Trenton, New Jersey]], who died in 1832.  In 1836, she married Theodore's first cousin, the explorer [[Wilson Price Hunt]].  The Hunt home at 7717 Natural Bridge Rd. was completed in 1908 after the current site of Glen Echo Club (the old Hunt Estate) was leased to the Golf Club in 1898 and later sold to the club. It was used for several years as the convent of the [[Sisters of the Cenacle]] before being taken over by the Normandy School District.<ref name=history/>

Normandy incorporated in May 1945.<ref name=history/>

In 1960, the Normandy School District approved a bond issue to buy the [[Bellerive Country Club]] to form a [[junior college]]. In 1963, the Normandy Residence Center became the [[University of Missouri–St. Louis]]; the university is partially within the City of Normandy.<ref name="Normanmap">"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US2952796&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Normandy city, Missouri] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728230002/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US2952796&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2009-07-28 }}." ''[[U.S. Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on June 13, 2009.</ref><ref>"[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20081031185128/http://www.umsl.edu/misc/Maps/08_2008/CampusMap2008.pdf Campus Map]." University of Missouri–St. Louis. Retrieved on June 13, 2009.</ref>

In May 1977, Normandy annexed Berdell Hills.<ref name=history/>

In August 2023, Normandy and the [[Glen Echo Park, Missouri|Village of Glen Echo Park]] voted to consolidate municipalities. The consolidation took effect on February 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stefanescu |first=Victor |date=2023-08-09 |title=Glen Echo Park to merge with Normandy following landslide vote |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/glen-echo-park-to-merge-with-normandy-following-landslide-vote/article_95b960ca-363c-11ee-bbec-8763296a9ffb.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.85|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<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=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131081456/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2013-01-31}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 199
|1950= 2306
|1960= 4452
|1970= 6236
|1980= 5174
|1990= 4480
|2000= 5153
|2010= 5008
|2020= 4287
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the 2020 census, 4,287 people and 2,271 households were living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 18.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 70.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.<ref name ="Census 2020"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Normandy, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Normandy city, Missouri  |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2952796&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Normandy city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2952796&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Normandy city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2952796&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,355
|1,059
|style='background: #ffffe6; |758
|26.30%
|21.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.68%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,422
|3,475
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,010
|66.41%
|69.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|13
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.25%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|164
|281
|style='background: #ffffe6; |243
|3.18%
|5.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.67%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.06%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|9
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.17%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|121
|95
|style='background: #ffffe6; |125
|2.35%
|1.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|66
|78
|style='background: #ffffe6; |117
|1.28%
|1.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,153'''
|'''5,008'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,287'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,008 people, 1,942 households, and 1,023 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2707.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1210.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 21.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 69.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 1,942 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 20.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 26 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 24.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 7.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,153 people, 2,166 households, and 1,163 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,826.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,316 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,270.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 26.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 66.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 2,166 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 18.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,802, and the median income for a family was $31,628. Males had a median income of $29,333 versus $25,634 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,399. About 17.3% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

=== Public Education ===
In July 2014, the [[Missouri State Board of Education]] established [[Normandy Schools Collaborative]], formerly the Normandy School District.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dese.mo.gov/Normandy|title=Normandy|last=Foster|first=Brent|date=2014-05-19|newspaper=Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|language=en|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> The Collaborative provides pre-Kindergarten and K-12 education for students in Normandy. The area is served by [[Normandy High School (Missouri)|Normandy High School]].

=== Private Education ===
Private K-12 schooling is offered at St. Ann Catholic School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Ann Catholic School {{!}} Christian School in Normandy St. Louis Mo|url=http://sacs-stl.org/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=St. Ann Catholic School|language=en-US}}</ref> St. Ann also operates St. Ann Early Childhood Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Ann Early Childhood Center|url=http://sacs-stl.org/stann_earlychildhood|access-date=2021-03-25|website=St. Ann Catholic School|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Higher Education ===
The [[University of Missouri–St. Louis|University of Missouri - St. Louis]] is a public university whose campus is partially located within Normandy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact UMSL {{!}} UMSL|url=https://www.umsl.edu/contacts.html|access-date=2021-03-25|website=www.umsl.edu|language=en}}</ref>

=== Libraries ===
The [[St. Louis County Library]] operates the Natural Bridge Branch in Normandy.<ref name="Normanmap" /><ref>"[http://www.slcl.org/branches/nb] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804142153/http://slcl.org/branches/nb/|date=2009-08-04}}"</ref>

== Parks and Recreation ==
Normandy's main park is the Robert Hoelzel Memorial Park. Other pocket parks that can be accessed throughout the municipality include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parks |url=https://www.cityofnormandy.gov/parks |access-date=March 28, 2021 |website=City of Normandy}}</ref>

* Belwood Park
* Parchester Park
* Tear Drop Park

==Police Services==
The Normandy Police Department provides police services to the surrounding communities of [[Bel-Ridge, Missouri|Bel-Ridge]], [[Cool Valley, Missouri|Cool Valley]], [[Bellerive Acres, Missouri|Bellerive Acres]], [[Glen Echo Park, Missouri|Glen Echo Park]], and [[Pasadena Park, Missouri|Pasadena Park]].

== Public Transportation ==

=== MetroLink ===
MetroLink services are available in Normandy at the UMSL South Station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UMSL South Station|url=https://www.metrostlouis.org/metrolink-station/umsl-south-station/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=metrostlouis.org|language=en}}</ref>

== Community and Economic Development ==

=== Great Streets Projects ===
In 2014 Normandy approved a Great Streets initiative to redevelop the stretch of Natural Bridge Road between North Hanley and Lucas and Hunt Roads.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Normandy council endorses street project|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normandy-council-endorses-street-project/article_cb2c1c05-20e3-5e34-a479-8675c8487761.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref> Construction began in June of that year and was completed in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natural Bridge (Route 115) Great Streets Project {{!}} Missouri Department of Transportation|url=https://www.modot.org/natural-bridge-route-115-great-streets-project#:~:text=The%20Natural%20Bridge%20Great%20Streets,,%20walking%20and%20mass%20transit).&text=on%20this%20project.|access-date=2021-03-28|website=www.modot.org}}</ref> Other street revitalization projects in Normandy apart from this initiative included improving the Teardrop and Belwood parks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 13, 2010|title=Park 3 Diagram|url=https://www.cityofnormandy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/601/Park-3-Diagram|access-date=March 28, 2021|website=City of Normandy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 17, 2010|title=Park 1 Diagram|url=https://www.cityofnormandy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/599/Park-1-Diagram|access-date=March 28, 2021|website=City of Normandy}}</ref>

== Notable person ==

* [[Jon Hamm]], actor<ref>{{Cite news|title=Providence made St. Louisan a star, and he's taking it from there|last=Pennington|first=Gail|date=February 18, 2001|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=42}}</ref>

==References==
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{{St. Louis County, Missouri}}

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