Fountain Park, St. Louis

Fountain Park is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Originally the Aubert Place subdivision, it was laid out by John Lay in 1857.[2] The Fountain Park neighborhood is located in north St. Louis with Martin Luther King Drive on the north, Delmar Boulevard on the south, Walton Avenue on the east, and Kingshighway Boulevard on the west. It is just two blocks north of the Central West End (CWE) of the city. The Fountain Park neighborhood is named after Fountain Park, a small oval shaped city park near its center. A Martin Luther King Jr. statue sculpted by Rudolph Edward Torrini is situated on the west side of the park.

Fountain Park
Neighborhood of St. Louis
The Fountain, Fountain Park, June 2017
Location (red) of Fountain Park within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards18
Area
 • Total0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total1,484
 • Density6,200/sq mi (2,400/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Parts of 63103, 63113
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov
Houses off Walton, Fountain Park neighborhood, February 2013

The park at the neighborhood's center hosts large Juneteenth celebrations since the mid-2000s. The space was reserved for a public park in 1857 and was donated to the city by John Lay in 1889. The fountain in its center was given by the Merchants Exchange. Residents and supporters participate in the Operation Brightside clean-up and the National Night Out.[3]

Demographics

In 2010 Fountain Park's racial makeup was 97.4% Black, 1.1% White, 1.2% Two or More Races, and 0.1% Some Other Race. 0.5% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.[4]

In 2015 Fountain Park's racial makeup was 84.4% Black, 1.2% White, 4.3% Two or More Races, and 10.1% Some Other Race. 8.5% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. [5]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19902,333—    
20001,804−22.7%
20101,484−17.7%
[6]

See also

References
  1. "Census Summary By Neighborhoods". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  2. "St. Louis Parks-Fountain Park". City of St. Louis. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  3. "St. Louis Neighborhoods-Fountain Park". City of St. Louis.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://sites.google.com/view/allaboutstlfountainpark/home
  6. https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/archive/census-1990/53.shtml

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