Compton Heights, St. Louis

Compton Heights
Compton Heights
Neighborhood of St. Louis
	The Compton Water Tower, located on the northwest corner of Compton Heights, is a local landmark since it can be seen from miles away. Although it is commonly referred to as a water tower, it is actually a standpipe tower.
	Location (red) of Compton Heights within St. Louis
Country	United States
State	Missouri
City	St. Louis
Wards	6, 7
Government
• Aldermen	; Phyllis Young;
Area
• Total	0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,396
• Density	5,000/sq mi (1,900/km2)
ZIP code(s)	Parts of 63104, 63118
Area code(s)	314
Website	stlouis-mo.gov

The Compton Heights historic neighborhood, located near the south side of St. Louis, Missouri in the shadow of the great water tower of Reservoir Park is one of the earliest planned residential developments of the American nineteenth century. Laid out in 1889 in accordance with a plan that viewed nature as a neighbor and not as an enemy to be subjugated by some rectilinear grid, its wide setbacks and curving streets create remarkable vistas, which are punctuated by more than 200 homes of extraordinary and varied interest. The entire neighborhood is a national historic district.^[3]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2000	1,448	—
2010	1,315	−9.2%
2020	1,396	+6.2%

In 2020 Compton Heights' population was 72.6% White, 16.5% Black, 0.2% Native American, 3.6% Asian, 6.3% Two or More Races, and 0.7% Some Other Race. 3.5% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.^[4]