Kirkwood
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- St. Louis
- Incorporated
- 1865, 1899 (as a 4th-class city), 1930 (as a 3rd-class city), 1984 (as a home rule city)
- Mayor
- Elizabeth Gibbons
- Chief administrative officer
- Russell B. Hawes
- Total
- 9.20 sq mi (23.84 km )
- Land
- 9.18 sq mi (23.78 km )
- Water
- 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
- Elevation
- 584 ft (178 m)
- Density
- 3,208.4/sq mi (1,238.78/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-39044
- Website
- www.kirkwoodmo.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Kirkwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis located in western St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 29,461. Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood, chief engineer of the Pacific Railroad. It was the first planned suburb located west of the Mississippi River.
History