Flint Hill is a town in northwestern

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, United States. The population was 525 at the 2010 census.

History

Flint Hill was officially founded in 1838 by Captain Taliferro P. Grantham. The community took its name from Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia, the native home of a share of the first settlers. A post office called Flint Hill has been in operation since 1836.

Geography

Flint Hill is approximately 2.5 miles north of

Wentzville Wentzville is an exurb of St. Louis that is located in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a total population of 47,497, making it the 15th largest city in Missouri. Wentz ...

just east of

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. McCoy Creek flows past to the north of the community.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40, According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 525 people, 179 households, and 150 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 187 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.0%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.2% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 179 households, of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were

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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 16.2% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.20. The median age in the city was 38.8 years. 29.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 29.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 379 people, 136 households, and 107 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 138 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.10%

, 0.53%

, 0.26% Asian, and 2.11% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population. There were 136 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were

living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.22. In the city the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $62,750. Males had a median income of $43,333 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the city was $21,194. About 2.9% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The eastern portion is in the

Fort Zumwalt R-II School District Fort Zumwalt School District (FZSD) is headquartered in O'Fallon, Missouri, United States. The largest school district in St. Charles County, the district includes all of Saint Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Pa ...

. The western portion is in the

Wentzville R-IV School District Wentzville R-IV School District is a school district headquartered in Wentzville, Missouri, United States. In addition to almost all of Wentzville, the district serves all of Lake St. Louis, the St. Charles County portion of Foristell; and p ...

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Flint Hill is home to St. Theodore Catholic School, a private school for grades K-8 and approximately 300-350 students as of the 2009–2010 school year.

References

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