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History · Huntleigh

Huntleigh dates to 1929, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1933 on and the census since 1930.

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23%homes built before 1940
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How Huntleigh began

When was Huntleigh founded?

1929

Huntleigh dates its founding to 1929 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 79 in 19302020 census: 36197 years
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What stands out about Huntleigh’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Huntleigh are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 714 in 1970; 361 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Huntleigh’s history is told.

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People over time

Huntleigh, census by census

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Peaked at 714 in 1970; 361 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

The story

How Huntleigh came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Huntleigh.

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The community, most of which encompasses what was the original 650-acre (260 ha) 1700s farm of Stephen Maddox, is residential, with no commercial or industrial uses. Police services are provided by the city of Frontenac. Huntleigh was incorporated in 1929 and occupied 450 acres (180 ha). It annexed land in 1937 and 1947 (when it acquired Huntleigh Woods) to reach its current size of 750 acres (300 ha). In 1927, August Anheuser Busch, Sr. co-founded (with early town resident Edward E. Bakewell, Sr.) the Bridlespur Hunt, a fox hunting club that was based in the community. The hunts now take place in St. Charles County, although some residents still have their stables in the community. Its residents are among the wealthiest people in St. Louis, particularly members of the Busch and Moran families, including August Busch IV.

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Timeline

Huntleigh, 1929 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1929
    FoundingHuntleigh is established
  3. 1933On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 714
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On the map

Huntleigh on the map, 1933 to 1993

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

Huntleigh on the 1933 USGS mapHuntleigh on the 1940 USGS mapHuntleigh on the 1954 USGS mapHuntleigh on the 1968 USGS mapHuntleigh on the 1974 USGS mapHuntleigh on the 1982 USGS mapHuntleigh on the 1993 USGS map1933Kirkwood 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 Huntleigh.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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Questions about Huntleigh’s history

What year was Huntleigh founded?

In 1929, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1930 counted 79 people here.

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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 Wikipedia, 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.