Peaked at 101 in 1990; 72 people lived here in 2020.
8 censuses, 1950–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Country Life Acres’ Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Country Life Acres, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Country Life Acres yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Country Life Acres is a village in Missouri River Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 72 at the 2020 census. The village is considered the richest incorporated community in the state of Missouri ranked by mean household income as of 2020. It is a gated neighborhood surrounded by Town and Country, Missouri.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 74 to 72 (-3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
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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The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Country Life Acres.
1985St Louis sheet · 1:100,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Country Life Acres.
Famous people
Famous people close to Country Life Acres
Nobody well known was born in Country Life Acres itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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.
