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Benton Park, St. Louis

Field	Value
name	Benton Park
type	Neighborhood of St. Louis
image_skyline	STL Benton Park.JPG
image_caption	Townhouses in Benton Park
image_map	STL Neighborhood Map 22.PNG
map_caption	Location (red) of Benton Park within St. Louis
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Missouri
subdivision_type3	City
subdivision_name3	St. Louis
parts_type	Wards
parts_style	para
p1	8
leader_title	Aldermen
leader_name	Jami Cox Antwi
population_total	3,581
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi	0.48
population_density_sq_mi	auto
postal_code_type	ZIP code(s)
postal_code	Parts of 63104, 63118
area_code_type	Area code(s)
area_code	314
website	stlouis-mo.gov

Benton Park. VM90-000211. Stereograph photograph by Boehl and Koenig, ca. 1875 . Missouri Historical Society Photographs and Prints Collections.

Benton Park in the neighborhood of the same name, May 2018

Benton Park is a neighborhood in southside St. Louis, Missouri, just west of the Soulard neighborhood. The official boundaries of the area are Gravois Avenue on the north, Cherokee Street on the south, I-55 on the east, and Jefferson Avenue on the west. Benton Park is unrelated to Benton Place, a private street located in Lafayette Square, St. Louis.

History

The area now comprising Benton Park proper was first used as the City Cemetery, from 1842–1865. Those buried in the cemetery were relocated in 1865, and the neighborhood was created on June 25, 1866, by city ordinance. The site of the park was originally 17 acres, but was reduced to 14 1/3 acres to accommodate perimeter streets. Noted horticulturist Edward F. Krausnick landscaped the park, incorporating a greenhouse, a footbridge, and two ponds. The park was used for botanical instruction and community activities and today is a popular recreational area.

Originally named City Park, the park was later renamed after Thomas Hart Benton, the first U.S. Senator representing the people of Missouri. As the neighborhood grew, it attracted several breweries due to its location above a system of caves that were ideal for beer storage, or "lagering" in German, as many of the popular German styles require. The caves maintain a constant 55 degree temperature that is ideal for beer storage. Today, all of the cave entrances are sealed. One such cave, the McHose & English Cave, is said to run underneath Benton Park to the Lemp Brewery, several blocks to the southeast. The Lemp Brewery was one of the most notable of the city's breweries, which still stands today, although defunct.

Demographics

In 2020 Benton Park's racial makeup was 68.1% White, 22.3% Black, 0.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 6.8% two or more races, and 1.1% some other race. 3.8% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.

References

Sources

References

"2020 Census Neighborhood Results".
link. (March 22, 2008)
[http://stlouis.missouri.org/neighborhoods/history/benton/park3.htm History of St. Louis Neighborhoods - Benton Park. Accessed 17 April 2008.]
"About Benton Park: Parks".
[http://www.bentonpark.com/living/living_about_history.htm Living in Benton Park - About the History. Accessed 17 April 2008.] {{webarchive. link. (April 8, 2008)
"Benton Park Neighborhood Statistics".
"Neighborhood Census Data".
"City of St. Louis".

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