St. Louis ( ) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. The city's combined statistical area is the 20th-largest in the United States.
St Louis ( ) is an independent city in the US state of Missouri It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers In 2020 the city proper had a population of 301578 while its metropolitan area which extends into Illinois had an estimated population of over 28 million It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois The city's combined statistical area is the 20th-largest in the United States