Penrose, St. Louis

Penrose
Penrose
Neighborhood of St. Louis
	Residential modern infill on North Newstead, February 2013
	Location (red) of Penrose within St. Louis
Country	United States
State	Missouri
City	St. Louis
Wards	1, 21
Area
• Total	0.77 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Population (2020)[1]
• Total	5,243
• Density	6,800/sq mi (2,600/km2)
ZIP code(s)	Part of 63115
Area code(s)	314
Website	stlouis-mo.gov

Penrose is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Penrose neighborhood is split with half of it in the city's 21st Ward. and the other half in the city's 1st Ward. The neighborhood is located on the north side of the city just south of Interstate 70 and west of O’Fallon Park. It is bounded by Florissant Avenue and I-70 on the north, Natural Bridge on the south, North Newstead and Pope Avenue on the east, and Kingshighway Boulevard on the west.[2]

Penrose is represented by Alderwoman Sharon Tyus in the 1st Ward, and Alderman John Collins-Muhammad in the 21st Ward.

Demographics

In 2020 Penrose's racial makeup was 95.3% Black, 0.9% White, 0.5% Native American, 2.8% Two or More Races, and 0.5% Some Other Race. 0.8% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.[3]

References

2020 Census Neighborhood Results
"Neighborhood Overview: Penrose". Stlcin.missouri.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
"City of St. Louis" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-24.

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[1] 2020 Census Neighborhood Results

[2] "Neighborhood Overview: Penrose". Stlcin.missouri.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.

[3] "City of St. Louis" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-24.