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History · St. George

Half of St. George’s homes were built after 1961

More historic than 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of St. George was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1961.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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About St. George’s history

How historic is St. George?

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More historic than 15% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives St. George’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, St. George is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of St. George’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 15%
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Missouri towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Missouri town has 2.4 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so St. George’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Missouri towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.9 points).

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about St. George’s past

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

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. George’s history is told.

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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story so far

St. George, in brief

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

St. George or Saint George is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and former incorporated city in Concord Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,553 at the 2020 census. On November 8, 2011, St. George residents voted 345–128 to disincorporate. The city became part of unincorporated St. Louis County.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,337 to 1,553 (+16%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to St. George

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

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Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Questions about St. George’s history

How does St. George rank for history?

St. George is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in St. George?

4% of St. George’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.9 points), against a typical 8.4% for a Missouri town; the median home was built in 1961.

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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).

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.