Lakeshire, Missouri

Lakeshire, Missouri
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Settled	1951
Population	1,432 (2010 census)
Area (sq mi)	0.21 mi²
Current mayor	Tim Seher

Lakeshire is a fourth-class city in south St. Louis County, Missouri. It had a population of 1,432 at the 2010 census.

History

The Lakeshire community was developed as a suburban neighborhood in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In order to guarantee efficient local services for its residents, it became incorporated as a city in 1951. It was named for one of its streets, Lakeshire Drive.

One of the more recent events affecting the city was the development of Figi Park, named for former Mayor Emil J. Figi, in 2005. It is used for various public events, including an annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Geography

Lakeshire is located along Missouri State Highway 21 (locally known as Tesson Ferry Road) in St. Louis County, immediately north of the city of Green Park and about 10 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis. Its official coordinates are 38°32′21″N 90°20′14″W.

The city lies on gently rolling terrain, just northeast of Gravois Creek, a small tributary of the River des Peres and thence of the Mississippi River. Green Park has a total area of 0.21 square miles, and an average elevation of 577 feet.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, Lakeshire had a total of 1,432 inhabitants, grouped into 737 households, with a population density of 6,851.7 people per square mile. This figure represented a slight increase from the 2000 census, when Lakeshire had a population of 1,375. 93.72% of the inhabitants were White, 2.86% were African-American, 0.21% were Native American, 0.49% were Asian, 0.14% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1.12% were from some other race, and 1.47% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 3.28% of the population.

The median age in Lakeshire was 38 years, with 19.8% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 9.0% between 18 and 24 years old, 29.1% between 25 and 44, 27.7% between 45 and 64, and 14.5% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 47.2% male, 52.8% female.

According to the 2018 American Community Survey, Lakeshire had a median household income of $50,461, and a median family income of $57,083. The unemployment rate was 4.8%. The per capita income was $31,983. About 10.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.5% of those 65 years of age or older.

Government

Lakeshire has a mayor-council form of government, its elected officials consisting of a mayor and a six-member board of aldermen, two of which are chosen from each of the city's three wards. All officials are elected for two-year terms. Other city employees are appointed by the mayor with the approval of two-thirds of the board of aldermen. The current mayor of Lakeshire is Tim Seher.

Lakeshire is part of the 92nd District for the Missouri House of Representatives, which is represented by Michael Burton (D-Lakeshire), first elected in November 2020. The city also belongs to the 1st District for the Missouri State Senate, currently represented by Doug Beck (D-St. Louis), first elected in November 2020, and to Missouri's 2nd Congressional District for the U.S. House of Representatives, which has been represented since 2013 by Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin).

Education

Lakeshire is roughly divided between the Affton 101 School District to the north and the Lindbergh School District to the south. No facilities of either district are located in the city itself, though Lindbergh's Dressel Elementary School (K-5) is just to the southwest.