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University City, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hadley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63130. It stands on Engelholm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clayton quadrangle. 35,065 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 528 feet above sea level.

University City within St. Louis County

On record in University City

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 12 of 15 shown

Every listing in St. Louis County

Population over time

2 figures

University City fell from 35,371 to 35,065 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
201035,371
202035,065-306 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

2 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of University City between 2006 and 2014, burning about 1 acre 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

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
18 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri 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 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 77 workings within 5 miles of University City: 74 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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
Bambrick-Bates Constr. Co. Quarry 1Clay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Delore Barite MillBarium-BariteProducer
Krummel and Buchner MineCoal, Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
St Louis Perlite PlantPerliteProducer
Parker-Russell Fireclay MineFire Clay (Refractory), CoalPast Producer
Tole and Thorp Fireclay MineFire Clay (Refractory), CoalPast Producer
Coffin MineFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Evans and Howard Fireclay Mine No 7Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Evans and Howard Fireclay Mine No.6Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Gilker Fireclay MineFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer

Every working recorded in St. Louis County

Storms near this place

24 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names University City in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 12 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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
April 2007LightningUniversity City1 killedA 25 year old man was struck by lightning near the intersection of Columbia and Radcliffe Avenues in University City. He died from the lightning strike 5 days later on April 29th.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindUniversity City$10,000Small tree limbs of up to 1 inch in diameter were broken in University City. Shingles were also blown off at least 1 home.
April 2026HailUniversity City-Photo of hailstone received on X.
April 2026HailUniversity City-Estimated ping pong sized hail with photo and US quarter.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-Several large tree limbs were blown down around University City.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
April 2012HailUniversity City-Golfball sized hail was reported in University City and on the Washington University campus.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees onto Midland Boulevard, with some of them blocking the road. Also, the winds blew gravel off of a roof on Delmar Boulevard damaging several vehicles in a parking lot. A couple of cars had several windows broken on them due to the gravel.
April 2010Tornado (EF0)University City-The tornado initially touched down near the intersection of Duke Drive and Blackberry Avenue in University City. The tornado traveled northwest producing intermittent damage for approximately 0.6 of a mile. The damage became more continuous for the next 2.4 miles from just southeast of Olive Boulevard to near Dawes Place just southeast of Lackland Road. Intermittent damage continued beyond Lackland Road to the northwest for an additional 1.4 miles. The last discernible damage was located near St. Ann Lane. The vast majority of the damage along the path consisted of varying degrees of tree damage which included numerous tree branches broken, trees uprooted, and tree trunks snapped well above their base. The most significant structural damage occurred on Wallis Avenue just north of Trescott Avenue where a three foot diameter tree caved in the corner of a home. The tornado reached a maximum width of 325 yards as it crossed Trescott Avenue. This is also where the damage was most intense with wind speeds estimated at 85 mph. Other notable damage was located near the intersection of Woodson Road and Harney Road where there was roof damage to a storage facility. Minor structural damage was noted at other locations along the path caused by tree limbs or trees falling on homes. Any direct tornadic damage to homes and businesses was minor superficial damage which consisted of siding, soffit and shingles. No injuries were reported.
May 2009Flash FloodUniversity City-Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. The River Des Peres as well as smaller creeks were out of their banks flooding some roads and homes in the area, especially along Wilson Avenue.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-Two large sycamores were uprooted. Both were at least 2 and a half feet in diameter. Also, a three foot diameter oak tree was uprooted and fell onto a house causing moderate damage.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-Numerous large trees were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-Amateur radio spotters reported trees down.
April 1994HailUniversity City-The public reported 0.75-inch-diameter hail in numerous other suburbs of St. Louis.
April 2026HailUniversity City-no account filed
May 2025HailUniversity City-no account filed
April 2018HailUniversity City-no account filed
May 2017HailUniversity City-no account filed
April 2016HailUniversity City-no account filed
May 2016HailUniversity City-no account filed
April 2014Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-no account filed
May 2014HailUniversity City-no account filed
May 2004HailUniversity City-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindUniversity City-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
Clayton1.2 miles20
Wellston1.3 miles20
Pagedale1.9 miles20
Richmond Heights2.0 miles20
Hanley Hills2.2 miles20
Vinita Terrace2.3 miles20
Hillsdale2.3 miles20
Velda Village2.5 miles20

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 University CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q959885The 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 756828. 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.