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History · Bellerive Acres

40% of Bellerive Acres’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1933 on and the census since 1940.

0on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bellerive Acres’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bellerive Acres are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 437 in 1970; 191 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Bellerive Acres’ homes were built before 1945.
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People over time

Bellerive Acres, census by census

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Peaked at 437 in 1970; 191 people lived here in 2020.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bellerive Acres’ Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Bellerive Acres, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bellerive Acres yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bellerive Acres is a northern suburban city in Normandy Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 191 at the 2020 census. In April, 2015, the residents voted to change the village of Bellerive to a fourth class city named Bellerive Acres. It is the former site of Bellerive Country Club, which relocated southwest to Town and Country in 1959. Much of the former golf course is now occupied by the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Bellerive Acres on the map, 1933 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bellerive Acres. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bellerive Acres on the 1933 USGS mapBellerive Acres on the 1941 USGS mapBellerive Acres on the 1954 USGS mapBellerive Acres on the 1968 USGS mapBellerive Acres on the 1974 USGS mapBellerive Acres on the 1993 USGS map1933Clayton sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bellerive Acres.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bellerive Acres

Nobody well known was born in Bellerive Acres itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jenifer LewisAmerican actress · b. 1957
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Tyron WoodleyAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1982
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David SingmasterBritish mathematician · b. 1938
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HueyAmerican rapper · b. 1987
Nick SchroerAmerican politician serving in the Missouri Hou…
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Cindy OstmannAmerican politician · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.