St. Charles County, Missouri

St. Charles County is a in Missouri, United States. The is St. Charles. In, 360,485 people lived there, making it the third-most populous county in Missouri, The county includes the northern suburbs of St. Louis as well as further peripheral areas. The county was organized in 1812 and is named for.

St. Charles County is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL and has many of the city's northwestern s.

The wealthiest county in Missouri, St. Charles County is one of the nation's fastest-growing counties.

St. Charles County includes an area of vineyards and wineries whose distinction has been nationally recognized. On its rural outer edge along the south-facing bluffs above the is an area of numerous wineries, so that  is sometimes called the. The area includes the, designated in 1980 as the first by the federal government.

History
The County of St. Charles was originally called the District of St. Charles and had no definite limits until 1816 to 1818 when neighboring counties were formed. The borders of St. Charles are the same today as they were in 1818.

Geography
According to the the county has a total area of 593 sqmi, of which 32 sqmi is land and 83 sqkm (5.39%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Lincoln County (northwest)
 * Calhoun County (north)
 * Jersey County, Illinois (northeast)
 * Madison County, Illinois (east)
 * San Luis County (southeast)
 * Franklin County (south)
 * Warren County (west)

Demographics
According to the there were 360,485 people, 132,906 households, and 77,060 families residing in the county. The was 643 people per square mile (1665/km2). There were 142,766 housing units at an average density of 73 persons/km2 (188 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.3%, 4.4% , 0.3% , 2.3% (0.9% Asian Indian, 0.4% Chinese, 0.2% Filipino, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Korean, 0.1% Japanese, 0.2% Other), 0.1% , and 1.6% from two or more races. or made up 2.5% of the population (1.8% Mexican, 0.2% Puerto Rican, 0.1% Cuban, 0.7% Other).

There were 101,663 households, out of which 40.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% were living together, 9.20% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 24.20% were non-families. 19.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county, the population was spread out in age, with 29.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $71,458, and the median income for a family was $64,415. Males had a median income of $44,528 versus $29,405 for females. The for the county was $23,592. 4.00% of the population and 2.80% of families were below the. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.90% are under the age of 18 and 5.10% are 65 or older.

St. Charles County has had one of the fastest-growing populations in the state for many decades, with 55% growth in the 1970s, 48% in the 1980s, 33% in the 1990s, and another 27% in the 2000s. The county sits at a cross-section of industry, as well as extensive retail and some agriculture. With the on the south and east and the  on the north, the county is bisected east to west by Interstate 70. After closed in 2010, the county has one remaining small airport,. Two ferries cross the Mississippi River from St. Charles County.

Cities

 * Augusta
 * Cottleville
 * Dardenne Prairie
 * Flint Hill
 * Foristell
 * Lake St. Louis
 * New Melle
 * O'Fallon
 * Portage Des Sioux
 * St. Charles (county seat)
 * St. Paul
 * St. Peters
 * Weldon Spring
 * Wentzville
 * West Alton

Villages

 * Josephville
 * Weldon Spring Heights

Census-designated place

 * Defiance

Other unincorporated places

 * Black Walnut
 * Blase
 * Boschertown
 * Cappeln
 * Elm Point
 * Enon
 * Femme Osage
 * Gilmore
 * Harvester
 * Howell
 * Kampville
 * Klondike
 * Marais Croche
 * Matson
 * Mechanicsville
 * Nona
 * Orchard Farm
 * Pauldingville
 * Peruque
 * Schluersburg
 * Toonerville
 * Whitecorn