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History · Uplands Park

77% of Uplands Park’s homes were built before 1940

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What stands out about Uplands Park’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 Uplands Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Uplands Park’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Uplands Park, in brief

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

Uplands Park is a village in Normandy Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 312 at the 2020 census. The village is one of many small majority black communities located in the Natural Bridge corridor of mid-St. Louis County, characterized by small homes on small lots.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 445 to 312 (-30%).

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

By decade

Uplands Park, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Uplands Park

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

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Jenifer LewisAmerican actress · b. 1957
James FranciscusAmerican actor · b. 1934
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Tyron WoodleyAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1982
Bob GaleAmerican screenwriter, producer and film direct… · b. 1951
Jane FromanAmerican actress · b. 1907
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David SingmasterBritish mathematician · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Pine Lawn1 historic placeB−Velda Village HillsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1) 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.