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Wentzville, Missouri

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Wentzville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63385. It stands on Progress Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wentzville quadrangle. 44,372 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 623 feet above sea level.

Wentzville within St. Charles County

On record in Wentzville

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

Wentzville grew from 29,070 to 44,372 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
201029,070
202044,372+15,302 (+53%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 24 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

9 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Wentzville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined4
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1

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
8 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
29 July 2006Naturalunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
4 May 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
24 April 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
31 March 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
31 March 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
19 November 2020Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation261391-09221-11192020-1433
19 November 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation261389-09221-11192020-1016

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Charles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Wentzville: 15 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Charles County

Storms near this place

49 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wentzville in 49 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2010Thunderstorm WindWentzville1 hurt, $200,000Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in an area from the Stone Meadows Subdivision northeastward towards the GM Plant that is north of I-70 and east of U.S. Highway 61. The width of the damage path was about half a mile to a mile wide. Also, numerous light poles were blown down in parking lots and a couple of small sheds sustained minor to moderate damage. A semi was blown over onto a car on east bound I-70 near the Highway A exit. One person sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital. In the Stone Meadows Subdivision, one house sustained a large section of siding damage and a house two doors down lost about half of its roof.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWentzville$50,000Widespread tree damage across St. Charles County. Numerous tree limbs, trees and power lines were blown down in Wentzville, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon, Saint Peters, Weldon Spring, Cottleville, Harvester, Saint Charles and Orchard Farms. A large wooden fence was blown over in O'Fallon. Also, a large tree was blown onto a house in St. Peters causing moderate roof damage.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindWentzville$20,000Damaging thunderstorm winds moved from north to south across the western portions of St. Charles County. At the intersection of Highway T and Highway D, several power poles were snapped off. A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Lake St. Louis Boulevard and Locksley Manor Drive. A tree and power lines were knocked down near the intersection of Sonderen Street and E. Elm Street. Also, a large tree was blown down on to Highway 94 just northeast of Defiance.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindWentzville$3,500Minor damage occurred to the signs of some businesses. Large trees and power lines were also blown down across the city.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindWentzville$3,000Thunderstorm winds tossed a large set of yard furniture at least 20 feet.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large tree limbs.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and numerous tree limbs. In Wentzville, a tree was blown onto a home on Grove Street causing moderate damage. Several large tree limbs were blown down just west southwest of St. Paul and in O'Fallon.
March 2020HailWentzville-A wide swath of large hail between an inch and 1.5 inches in diameter fell along the I-70 corridor in St. Charles County. Large hail was reported in Flint Hill, Wentzville, Saint Paul, O'Fallon, St. Peters and St. Charles.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree onto a house causing major roof damage. No injuries were reported.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Wentzville, Dardenne Prairie and St. Charles.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down near the intersection of Highways N and Z, south of Wentzville. Further southeast, a large tree was blown over in O'Fallon and a large section of a 30 foot tree was split off.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and tree limbs in Wentzville and Lake St. Louis.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Thunderstorm winds bldw down several power lines in Wentzville. Also, numerous large tree limbs were blown down in St. Peters.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Several large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindWentzville-Several trees and tree limbs were blown down.
September 2003Thunderstorm WindWentzville-The County Sheriff office reported trees down on Piney Road near Highway 40/61.
October 2001HailWentzville-Amateur radio spotters reported nickel size hail.
May 2000HailWentzville-The Wentzville Police reported 3/4 inch hail.
April 2024HailWentzville-no account filed
April 2023HailWentzville-no account filed
June 2019HailWentzville-no account filed
May 2016HailWentzville-no account filed
May 2014HailWentzville-no account filed
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
April 2013HailWentzville-no account filed
September 2012HailWentzville-no account filed
March 2012HailWentzville-no account filed
April 2012HailWentzville-no account filed
April 2012HailWentzville-no account filed
April 2012HailWentzville-no account filed
May 2011HailWentzville-no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
April 2011HailWentzville-no account filed
March 2011HailWentzville-no account filed
May 2011HailWentzville-no account filed
April 2006HailWentzville-no account filed
June 2006HailWentzville-no account filed
June 2006HailWentzville-no account filed
July 2006HailWentzville-no account filed
July 2006HailWentzville-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
June 2003HailWentzville-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindWentzville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Charles 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
Cimarron0.8 miles24
Crystal Creek1.5 miles24
Great Oaks2.0 miles24
Villages at Stonegate2.0 miles24
Highland Estates2.1 miles24
Woodlands at Bear Creek2.1 miles24
Timber Trace2.2 miles24
Huntsdale2.4 miles24

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 WentzvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q80859The 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 756888. 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.