Sunset Hills is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,267. St. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Geography

Sunset Hills is located at 38°32'8" North, 90°24'14" West (38.535570, -90.403759)^GR1. Image File history File links MOMap-doton-Sunset_Hills. ... Latitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing lines of longitude, which appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.4 km² (9.0 mi²). 23.4 km² (9.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 8,267 people, 3,217 households, and 2,351 families residing in the city. The population density is 353.5/km² (915.3/mi²). There are 3,337 housing units at an average density of 142.7/km² (369.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.27% White, 1.08% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 3,217 households out of which 26.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% are married couples living together, 5.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% are non-families. 24.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 2.94. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ...

In the city the population is spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 47 years. For every 100 females there are 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $67,576, and the median income for a family is $90,417. Males have a median income of $60,869 versus $35,044 for females. The per capita income for the city is $40,151. 3.1% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.9% of those under the age of 18 and 5.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population living in poverty The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Points of interest

Sunset Hills is home to Thomas Jefferson School,a private boarding school for grades 7-12. TJ, as it is called, holds the #1 ranking SAT scores for highschoolers in a private boarding school. It is also one of few schools in the nation to be completely faculty run, i.e., each teacher is a member of the school board while the headmaster, William Rowe, is school board president. Thomas Jefferson School Thomas Jefferson School is a small coeducational boarding and day school located in Sunset Hills, Missouri, near St. ...

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Sunset Hills also hosts a unique outdoor sculpture garden, Laumeier Sculpture Park. It has rotating indoor exhibitions and numerous large sculptures on the park grounds.