Lemay, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Lemay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63125. It stands on Gravois Creek. The Survey maps it on the Webster Groves quadrangle. 17,117 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 472 feet above sea level.
On record in Lemay
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Mount Hope Cemeterylisted 2003
Population over time
2 figuresLemay grew from 16,645 to 17,117 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16,645 | |
| 2020 | 17,117 | +472 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1933 USGS Jefferson Barracks quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Jefferson Barracks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Webster Groves quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Webster Groves quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Webster Groves quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Lemay between 2006 and 2014, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 October 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Lemay: 40 past producers, 2 producers, 2 plants. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker-Russell Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Tole and Thorp Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Superior Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alpha Portland Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Hydraulic Press Brick Co Mine No.6 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mine Number 8 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lemay in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Lemay | $1,000 | MoDOT reported water over the roadway at northbound I-55 at I-255. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Lemay | - | Individual reported quarter sized hail that was 2 to 3 inches deep on the ground. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Lemay | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a two hour period causing flash flooding. Portions of Watson Road had up to a foot of water on it. Also, Union Road was flooded where it parallels I-55 near exit 200. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Jefferson Barracks Park. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Lemay | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a very short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including the intersection of Ladue Road and Spoede Road in Creve Coeur, as well as the intersection of Ladue Road and Graeser Road. Also, Interstate 255 near Jefferson Barracks had water flowing across to the point traffic was stopped. The intersection of South Fillmore and East Clinton Place was flooded in Kirkwood. In Fenton, Highway 141 was flooded near interchange with Highway 30 and also where Highway 141 goes under Interstate 44. In University City, the River Des Peres was out of its banks and flooding an apartment complex near the intersection of Olive Boulevard and 81st Street. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Lemay | - | Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a four hour span causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded especially in Oakville. Several basements were flooded and a vehicle became stranded in flood waters near the intersection of Pierwood Drive and Broken Horse Lane. Two people had to be rescued from the car. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | Shingles were blown off the roofs of several homes. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | Several power lines were blown down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | Storm spotters reported a couple of trees down. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemay | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Lemay | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Bella Villa | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Saint George | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Wilbur Park | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Jefferson Barracks | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Mehlville | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Lakeshire | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Affton | 3.1 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lemay | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q963897 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 765705. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










