Kingsway West, St. Louis

Kingsway West is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Kingsway West neighborhood is defined by Union Boulevard to its north-west and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to its south-west. Natural Bridge Avenue forms its north-east boundary and North Kingshighway its south-east boundary.

Kingsway West
Neighborhood of St. Louis
Buildings on Union Boulevard in Kingsway West, December 2010
Location (red) of Kingsway West within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards1, 18, 26
Area
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total3,441
 • Density8,200/sq mi (3,200/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Parts of 63113, 63115
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

Characteristics
Houses on Theodosia Ave, February 2013

The Academy neighborhood has a mix of large single family homes as well as two and four family structures. Kings Heights is a newer development of condominiums and attached townhomes in a private setting. The area is experiencing new residential construction on Norwood Square. There is a stretch of businesses and other commercial uses along Natural Bridge Boulevard which goes through the neighborhood.

Churches
  • Cote Brilliante Presybterian Church 4673 Labadie Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63115.
  • Friendly Missionary Baptist Church 5164 Lexington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63115
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church 3540 Marcus (at Lexington), St. Louis, MO 63115.
  • Memorial Boulevard Christian Church 3000 North Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63114.
  • Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 5017 Northland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63113.[2]

Kingshighway West

In 2010 Kingshighway West's population was 94.5% Black, 3.4% White, 0.5% Native American, and 1.4% Two or More Races. 0.8% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.[3]

References
  1. "Census Summary By Neighborhoods". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  2. "Churches". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-07-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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