The Hill
St. Louis (city) · USGS GNIS name record 2574013
Explore statistics nearby
These Census tracts have reference points near The Hill. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 1135 ↗
St. Louis city · MO
- Population
- 2,780
- Median home value
- $248,400
Census tract 1036 ↗
St. Louis city · MO
- Population
- 1,273
- Median home value
- $224,600
Census tract 1272 ↗
St. Louis city · MO
- Population
- 4,571
- Median home value
- $233,600
Census tract 1045 ↗
St. Louis city · MO
- Population
- 2,249
- Median home value
- $171,800
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for The Hill ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited date not supplied · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
The Hill is located south of Manchester Avenue, between Hampton Avenue on the west and Kingshighway Avenue on the east. It's named for its proximity to the city's highest point, located at the intersection of Sublette and Arsenal.
The Hill" is one of St. Louis' most famous neighborhoods. It remains one of the city's most intact ethnic neighborhoods. By some accounts, up to 75 percent of its residents claim to be Italian. Settlement of the area began as early as the 1830's, but Italian immigrants didn't began arriving in large numbers until the end of the nineteenth century, primarily to be close to the region's rich clay mines. Houses in the neighborhood reflect its immigrant history, with modest bungalows and shotgun shacks filling most streets.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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