Editing Pagedale, Missouri

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'''Pagedale''' is a city in [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 2,554 as of the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Pagedale_city,_Missouri?g=160XX00US2955964 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The area originally was farmland, but it did have an interesting history with several pockets of significant [[Greek American|Greek]] and [[African-American]] residents.  Because St. Vincent's mental hospital was located just north of St. Charles Rock Road, a [[tram|streetcar]] line was constructed in the late 1800s from just south of Olive Street Road in [[University City, Missouri|University City]] north on the east side of Ferguson Avenue through what is now Pagedale to meet the electric interurban line to [[Saint Charles, Missouri|Saint Charles]] at the Rock Road.  The south end of the line eventually joined with the Creve Coeur Lake streetcar line which ran on Vernon Avenue (but later was relocated a block further south to run behind a new subdivision).  That transportation opened up the area to housing.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

South of Pagedale, at Page and Ferguson, was Hazel Hill, which eventually became the reason for the Lincoln School which became part of the Normandy School District.  Though long forgotten as a name, the Hazel Hill community still exists and the Lincoln building is still standing.  When Pagedale was incorporated, the northern end went beyond the Rock Road up Hoke Avenue, which later was renamed Ferguson though it didn't line up with Ferguson. In 1954 a new housing subdivision was built at Ferguson and North Market Street.  That subdivision, named Engelholm Gardens, a long forgotten name also, still stands, looking exactly as it did in 1954.<ref>Wayne Brasler, Normandy area historian, whose family was one of those who bought the new houses at Engleholm Gardens</ref>{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

In 2001, a new $1 million Pagedale City Hall and Police Facility was built. It included an 8,000-square-foot space to house a local court facility.<ref>[http://www.kwamebuildinggroup.com/project-details/city-of-pagedale-municipal-center.php?parent_id=25 Pagedale Municipal Center; Kwame Building Group; 2001.]</ref>

In November 2015, some residents filed a civil rights class action lawsuit against the city of Pagedale for overly aggressive ticketing of residential code enforcement as a "revenue generating machine".<ref>[http://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ECF-1-Complaint-FILE-STAMPED-11.04.15.pdf Lawsuit; United States District Court; November 4, 2015.]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/us/lawsuit-accuses-missouri-city-of-fining-homeowners-to-raise-revenue.html Lawsuit Accuses Missouri City of Fining Homeowners to Raise Revenue; New York Times; November 4, 2015.]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/citys-nitpicky-fines-for-tree-stumps-blinds-trigger-civil-rights-lawsuit City’s ‘nitpicky’ fines for tree stumps, blinds trigger civil rights lawsuit; Fox News; December 28, 2015]</ref><ref>[http://watchdog.org/252413/nanny-state-pagedale-missouri-fines/ Nanny State of the Week: City fines residents for chipped paint, mismatched curtains; Missouri Watchdog; December 21, 2015]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.19|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=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 3866
|1960= 5106
|1970= 5044
|1980= 4590
|1990= 3771
|2000= 3616
|2010= 3310
|2020= 2554
|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>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Pagedale, 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 – Pagedale city, Missouri  |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2955964&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) – Pagedale city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2955964&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) – Pagedale city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2955964&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|194
|104
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78
|5.37%
|3.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,319
|3,072
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,324
|91.79%
|92.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90.99%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|6
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.17%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|8
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.22%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|4
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.11%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|49
|68
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68
|1.36%
|2.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.66%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|36
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75
|1.00%
|1.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.94%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,616'''
|'''3,304'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,554'''
|'''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=July 8, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,304 people, 1,179 households, and 829 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2776.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1227.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 3.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 93.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 1,179 households, of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 39.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.33.

The median age in the city was 32.7 years. 30.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.1% male and 53.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,616 people, 1,213 households, and 891 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,003.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,408 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,169.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 5.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 92.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 1,213 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 39.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,873, and the median income for a family was $25,917. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,423 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,005. About 25.7% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.5% of those under age 18 and 29.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Municipal Fines and City Settlement==

In response to excessive municipal fines, Missouri passed legislation limiting St. Louis county cities to obtain a maximum of 12.5% of their total budget from traffic fines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rivas |first1=Rebecca |title=Gov. Nixon signs municipal court reform bill |url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/article_aaf8a618-2677-11e5-a874-a7bd802639b3.html |accessdate=December 5, 2015 |agency=ST, Louis American |date=July 9, 2015}}</ref> The city saw an increase of 495% in non traffic cases, writing a total of 2,255 non-traffic citations in 2014.<ref name="trees-toys" />

The [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] ran a series of articles covering St. Louis County and Pagedale and the substantial increase in city revenue from non-traffic violations.<ref name="trees-toys">{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Jennifer S. |title=Municipalities ticket for trees and toys, as traffic revenue declines |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/municipalities-ticket-for-trees-and-toys-as-traffic-revenue-declines/article_42739be7-afd1-5f66-b325-e1f654ba9625.html |access-date=July 11, 2021 |work=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pistor |first1=Nicholas J. C. |title=St. Louis municipal court will consider violator's ability to pay when ordering fines |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-municipal-court-will-consider-violators-ability-to-pay-when-ordering-fines/article_d33d7482-82f5-5ae4-80a3-7a2e6a802f05.html |access-date=July 11, 2021 |work=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Jennifer S. |title=Muni court reform law takes effect Friday; many warrants, fines are being canceled early |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/muni-court-reform-law-takes-effect-friday-many-warrants-fines-are-being-canceled-early/article_a790197b-b58b-548a-9616-934a36649358.html |access-date=July 11, 2021 |work=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref> According to the 2015 city code in Pagedale, the residents were not allowed to have "a basketball hoop, volleyball net, swimming or wading pool or other recreational equipment shall be utilized on or permitted on any portion of residential property in front of the front line of any dwelling".<ref>{{cite web |title=City code |url=http://ecode360.com/29519902 |website=City of Pagedale, MO |accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref>
Other infractions of the code include having hedges over three feet in the front yard,<ref>{{cite web |title=405.190 |url=http://ecode360.com/29519957 |website=City of Pagedale, MO |accessdate=December 2, 2015}}</ref> having any antenna dish device in the front of the yard,<ref>{{cite web |title=405.270F Location |url=http://ecode360.com/29519979 |website=City of Pagedale, MO |accessdate=December 2, 2015}}</ref> any front street facing window or doors shall have proper treatments in a neat presentable matter,<ref>{{cite web |title=Section 515.060 3A/B |url=http://ecode360.com/29519979 |website=Citoy of Pagedale, MO |accessdate=December 3, 2015}}</ref> and if a person in the city has their pants low enough to show his skin or underwear, the person can receive a fine up to $100.<ref>{{cite web |title=210.770 Unlawful to wear pants below the waist in public. |url=http://ecode360.com/29519979 |website=City of Pagesdale, MO |accessdate=December 13, 2015}}</ref>

On November 4, 2015 [[Institute for Justice]] filed a class action civil rights complaint against the city on behalf of three Pagedale residents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pagedale Municipal Fines |url=http://ij.org/case/pagedale-municipal-fines/ |website=ij.org |publisher=ij.org |accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref> The complaint claimed residents of Pagedale were stripped of their rights to due process.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Will |first1=George |title=A Missouri Town Demands Protection from Arbitrary Government Power |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/428352/substantive-due-process-pagedale-case |accessdate=December 13, 2015 |publisher=National Review |date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> It also sought an injunction against the city non-traffic fines.<ref name="davey">{{cite news |last1=Davey |first1=Monica |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/us/lawsuit-accuses-missouri-city-of-fining-homeowners-to-raise-revenue.html |accessdate=December 8, 2015 |agency=NY Times |publisher=Ny Times |date=November 4, 2015 |title=Lawsuit Accuses Missouri City of Fining Homeowners to Raise Revenue}}</ref>

On May 18, 2018, the city settled and agreed to stop its practice of earning money from ticketing residents for minor crimes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=J |title=Federal Court Approves Historic Consent Decree Ending "Policing for Profit" in Pagedale, Mo. |url=https://ij.org/press-release/federal-court-approves-historic-consent-decree-ending-policing-for-profit-in-pagedale-mo/ |website=Institute for Justice |access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=American |first1=Jessica Karins For The St Louis |title=Pagedale agrees to consent decree to stop frivolously and illegally ticketing residents |url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/pagedale-agrees-to-consent-decree-to-stop-frivolously-and-illegally-ticketing-residents/article_c8fb8060-6443-11e8-a01b-8b545946b9c7.html |website=St. Louis American |language=en}}</ref>

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