Penrose is a

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St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

. The neighborhood is located on the north side of the city just south of Interstate 70 and west of O’Fallon Park. It is bounded by Florissant Avenue and I-70 on the north, Natural Bridge on the south, North Newstead and Pope Avenue on the east, and Kingshighway Boulevard on the west.

Demographics

As of the 2020 Census, there were 5,243 people living in Penrose, a decrease of 18% since 2010 and a decrease of 29% since 2000. In 2020 Penrose's racial makeup was 95.3% Black, 0.9% White, 0.5% Native American, 2.8% Two or More Races, and 0.5% Some Other Race. 0.8% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Politics

The Penrose neighborhood is split with half of it in the city's 21st Ward and the other half in the city's 1st Ward. Penrose is represented by Alderwoman Sharon Tyus in the 1st Ward, and Alderman

John Collins-Muhammad John Collins-Muhammad, Jr. (born 1991), is an American activist and politician from the state of Missouri. He served on the Board of Alderman of the City of St. Louis representing the 21st Ward where he represented portions of North City. Coll ...

in the 21st Ward.

Education

Public schools

Penrose residents are served by the St. Louis Public School District. Ashland Elementary School, designed by local architect

William B. Ittner William Butts Ittner (September 4, 1864 – 1936) was an architect in St. Louis, Missouri. He designed over 430 school buildings in Missouri and other areas, was president of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects from 1893 ...

in the

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style, is a K-5 school located in the neighborhood at 3921 N. Newstead Ave. The district also operated the Scullin School, a K-5 school designed by another local architect, Rockwell M. Milligan, but it closed in 2003 and is now listed as one of the district's surplus properties. The building still stands at 4160 N. Kingshighway Blvd. and is currently for sale. Ashland Branch School, originally a receiving home for the Children's Home Society of Missouri, was operated by the district as a preschool and kindergarten until its closure in 2009 and is now listed as under contract as of 2023.

Private schools

The

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operates the St. Louis Catholic Academy, a K-8 school, at 4720 Carter Ave.

Public libraries

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operates the Julia Davis Library at 4415 Natural Bridge Ave.

Parks and recreation

Eugene "Tink" Bradley Park, a 3.18 acre city-run park with a basketball court, softball field, and playground, is located in the neighborhood. Penrose Park, a 51.22 acre city-run park which contains a basketball court, baseball field, handball court, softball field, tennis court, playground, pavilion, and one of only twenty-seven

velodromes A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement c ...

in the United States, is also located in the neighborhood.

Religion

The

operates the St. Elizabeth Mother of John the Baptist Catholic Church at 4330 Shreve Ave. St. Peter A.M.E. Church, a historic

African Methodist Episcopal The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology and has a connexional polity. The African Methodist Episcopal ...

congregation, moved into the neighborhood in 1962 at 4730 Margaretta Ave.

References

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