Establishment of St. Louis

Date: February 15, 1764 • Location: City of Saint Louis, United States

The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. The city's metropolitan statistical area is the 23rd-largest in the United States.