Hyde Park, St. Louis

Coordinates: 38°39′44″N 90°12′14″W / 38.6623°N 90.2039°W / 38.6623; -90.2039
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Hyde Park
Houses in Hyde Park, April 2018
Houses in Hyde Park, April 2018
Location (red) of Hyde Park within St. Louis
Location (red) of Hyde Park within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards3, 5
Government
 • Aldermen
Area
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total2,271
 • Density4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Part of 63107
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

Hyde Park is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. A historic North St. Louis neighborhood, Hyde Park is bound by Ferry to the North, I-70 to the East, Palm Street and Natural Bridge Avenue to the South, and Glasgow to the West.

The community is named after William Hyde.[2]

The neighborhood lost its prosperity to industrial disinvestment following World War II. Harland Bartholomew included Hyde Park among the neighborhoods destined for slum clearance, and with the departure of General Motors, the North Side fell on its way to becoming a "ghost town." Racial conflicts were apparent. The mostly Caucasian leadership referred to the plans for Hyde Park and other neighborhoods in the urban core as "urban renewal," while the African-American leaders within the community referred to it as "Negro removal."[3]

Located near the center of the neighborhood is the eponymous urban park, comprising an area of just less than 12 acres. The park is bounded by Bremen Avenue to the north, Blair Avenue to the east, Salisbury Street along the south edge, and North 20th Street to the west.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19904,917
20003,741−23.9%
20102,668−28.7%
20202,271−14.9%
Sources:[4][5]

In 2020 Hyde Park's population was 84.6% Black, 9.7% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 3.8% Two or More Races, and 1.2% Some Other Race. 1.6% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 Census Neighborhood Results".
  2. ^ "St. Louis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Sage Publications [dead link]
  4. ^ "Hyde Park Neighborhood Statistics". St Louis, MO. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Neighborhood Census Data". City of St. Louis. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ City of St. Louis - Neighborhood Population & Demographics Census 2020 P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data Release stlouis-mo.gov

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38°39′44″N 90°12′14″W / 38.6623°N 90.2039°W / 38.6623; -90.2039