St. Louis (/seɪnt ËluËɪs/; /seɪnt ËluËwi/) is an independent city and a major United States port in eastern Missouri. The city was developed along the western bank of the Mississippi River, which forms Missouri’s eastern border with Illinois. At the 2010 census, St. Louis’ population was 319,294, and a 2013 estimate put the population at 318,416, making it the 58th-most populous U.S. city in 2013 and the second-largest city in the state. The St. Louis metropolitan area, known as Greater St. Louis (CSA), includes the city as well as nearby areas in Missouri and Illinois; it is among the 20 largest metropolitan areas in the United States with a population of 2,905,893. The St. Louis metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Missouri.
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