- Brentwood, Missouri
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Brentwood, Missouri
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location of Brentwood, Missouri
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = St. Louis
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area_total_km2 = 5.0
area_land_km2 = 5.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.9
area_land_sq_mi = 1.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 7693
population_density_km2 = 1524.5
population_density_sq_mi = 3948.4timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 146
elevation_ft = 479
latd = 38 |latm = 37 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 20 |longs = 55 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 29-08236GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0755812GR|3
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footnotes =Brentwood is a city in St. Louis County,
Missouri ,United States . The population was 7,693 at the 2000 census. Brentwood is home to Brentwood High School, a National Blue Ribbon Award winner.Geography
Brentwood is located at coor dms|38|37|9|N|90|20|55|W|city (38.619102, -90.348715)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.0square mile s (5.1km² ), all of it land.History
Brentwood High School has had a long standing rivalry with Maplewood-Richmond Heights. Students often plan to sabotage students of the other school. Even some of the administration have gotten into the rivalry by encouraging students to beat the other school either in MAP Testing or sports. Police usually show up at each sporting event in which Brentwood plays Maplewood.
Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 7,693 people, 3,929 households, and 1,775 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 3,948.4 people per square mile (1,523.2/km²). There were 4,088 housing units at an average density of 2,098.1/sq mi (809.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.68% White, 1.81% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.48% Asian, 0.32% from other races, .0278 Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.There were 3,929 households out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.8% were non-families. 46.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 40.2% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,643, and the median income for a family was $63,311. Males had a median income of $47,113 versus $38,924 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $30,645. About 3.4% of families and 5.5% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.brentwoodmo.org City of Brentwood, Missouri]
* [http://www.bridgetonmo.com/DesktopDefault.aspx City of Bridgeton, Missouri]
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