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Lake St. Louis, Missouri The City of Lake Saint Louis is an upscale planned community situated around two lakes between Interstate 70 and Interstate 64 in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 14,160 as of the 2008 US Census estimate. Lake Saint Louis is a suburb of St. Louis History In January 1961 Ellis Ellerman and Ira Nathan begin developing plans for a private resort community, a popular concept in the 1960s in the St. Louis region. The vision was for a weekend resort with a lake large enough for recreation and a location close to St. Louis. Ellerman and Nathan hired engineers to begin the initial planning of the lake and community, and Nathan named the project 'Lake Saint Louis' in 1961.Ellerman and Nathan formed Trails Lake Development Corp. in 1962, and by August 31 of that year, 10 lots had already been sold in the project, which was to feature a 625 lake (PD article 8-25-63). Ellerman and Nathan lacked adequate financing and business experience, and they soon found themselves in over their heads on the project. Ellerman and Nathan were soon joined by several other investors to keep the project afloat, including R. T. Crow. The financial troubles continued for Ellerman and Nathan, and The Healey Discount Corp., owned by Crow and the three other investors, foreclosed on Ellerman and Nathan's Trails Lake Development Corp. in June 1966.R. T. Crow felt the location of 'Lake Saint Louis' (indicating a change of ownership and the 'planned community' concept), between two major highways, I-70 and Rt. 61, and the westward growth of St. Louis justified building a new town, rather than just the weekend community envisioned by Ellerman and Nathan. He investigated the idea of new towns, including visiting many others in the east. In the end, Crow bought out the other three investors who were part of The Healey Discount Corp., and he became the sole developer of the Lake Saint Louis development. St. Charles County approved the preliminary plan for Lake Saint Louis in April 1967. People who had purchased lots from the first developers were given credits for lots in the new Lake Saint Louis project.The first residents of Lake Saint Louis were the Neal family, who moved to an existing home on the property in January, 1968. Gene Neal later became a vice president of one of Crow's company, his wife Hazel managed the Lake Louis Louis Country Club. Son Mike played the 'boy' of various mythical families in the development's television and print advertising, and later was a founding member of the community's water ski club.By 1969, the 85-acre (34 ha) Lake Sainte Louise, the 9-hole, 3-par golf course, tennis courts, sclubhouse and pool were open. Construction on the dam for the 600-acre (2.4 km2) Lake Saint Louis, the larger of the two lakes in the community, began in 1968. It was completed in 1972, and Crow filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1974 - an action brought on in part by the energy crisis. Interstate highway speeds were reduced from 70 to 55 mph (110 to 89 km/h). Also, the I-70 bridge over the Missouri River was closed partially while the second bridge was added. Allof which made Lake Saint Louis suddenly too far away from employment and retail centers.With Crow out of the picture, and the looming threat of annexation from O'Fallon on the East and Wentzville on the West, the residents of the Harbor Town area of the community petitioned St. Charles County Circuit Court for incorporation of the Town of Harbor Town. The Court granted the petition in June, 1975, and with the approval of the incorporation, the Circuit Court appointed a Board of Trustees: George Heidelbaugh, Charles Bailey, David Spitznagel, Betty Patton and Howard Haddock as Chairman. In December 1975, the town boundaries were expanded to include what was known as Phase A, the western-most portion of the city. In 1976 a special census was conducted that counted 2,445 residents. Residents voted in 1977 to change the name to Lake Saint Louis and become a 4th Class City under the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Howard Haddock was elected as the first mayor of the city. Geography Lake Saint Louis is located at 38°47′8″N 90°47′1″W / 38.78556°N 90.78361°W / 38.78556; -90.78361 (38.785620, -90.783610). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.6 km²), of which, 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (10.08%) is water. Demographics Per the census of 2000,it is estimated there were 13,708 people, 3,923 households, and 3,005 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,359.3 people per square mile (524.9/km²). There were 4,133 housing units at an average density of 552.4/sq mi (213.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.60% White, 1.84% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.There were 3,923 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.5% 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 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97.In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.The median income for a household in the city was $68,830, and the median income for a family was $80,700. Males had a median income of $57,201 versus $30,335 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,064. About 2.1% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. Retail development When Schnucks opened a store on the city's growing south side in 2004 at the intersection of I-64 and Lake Saint Louis Boulevard, it marked the beginning of a rapid retail and commercial growth for the city. This was the first new retail development the city had seen in 17 years. Until the period of current retail growth, the city had very little commercial development. Residents of the affluent lakeside community traveled to nearby Wentzville or O'Fallon for most shopping, dining, and other service needs.[citation needed] Notable current and past residents Howard 'Chingy' Bailey, Jr., Platinum selling music artist Jonathan Dolan, Missouri State Senator Cornell 'Nelly' Haynes, Jr., Grammy Award winning music artist Alonzo 'Zo' Lee Jr. ofThe Trak Starz, Grammy award-winning music producer Shaun Murray, Four time World Champion wakeboarder Dave Phillips, Retired Major League Baseballumpire Jud Birza, winner ofSurvivor: Nicaragua