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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.

Lemay within St. Louis County

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

Population over time

2 figures

Lemay 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.

YearPeople Change
201016,645
202017,117+472 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

3 since 2006

Regional 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 burning1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 March 2014Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 February 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 October 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Louis County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 44 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Parker-Russell Fireclay MineFire Clay (Refractory), CoalPast Producer
Tole and Thorp Fireclay MineFire Clay (Refractory), CoalPast Producer
Superior Dredge and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Alpha Portland Cement PlantStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProducer
Hydraulic Press Brick Co Mine No.6ClayPast Producer
Mine Number 8ClayPast Producer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Louis County

Storms near this place

20 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2025Flash FloodLemay$1,000MoDOT reported water over the roadway at northbound I-55 at I-255.
March 2025HailLemay-Individual reported quarter sized hail that was 2 to 3 inches deep on the ground.
August 2020Flash FloodLemay-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 2019Thunderstorm WindLemay-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Jefferson Barracks Park.
June 2013Flash FloodLemay-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 2011Thunderstorm WindLemay-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs.
July 2011Flash FloodLemay-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 2006Thunderstorm WindLemay-Shingles were blown off the roofs of several homes.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindLemay-Several power lines were blown down.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindLemay-Storm spotters reported a couple of trees down.
March 2025HailLemay-no account filed
June 2009HailLemay-no account filed
April 2005HailLemay-no account filed
April 2003HailLemay-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLemay-no account filed
April 1998HailLemay-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLemay-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLemay-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindLemay-no account filed
April 1996HailLemay-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Louis County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ivory0.5 miles23
Bella Villa0.5 miles23
Saint George1.9 miles23
Wilbur Park2.1 miles23
Jefferson Barracks2.1 miles23
Mehlville2.9 miles23
Lakeshire3.0 miles23
Affton3.1 miles23

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 LemayAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q963897The 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.