Saint Charles is a city in, and the county seat of, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 70,493 at the 2020 census, making St. Charles the 9th most populous city in Missouri. Situated on the Missouri River, St. Charles is a northwestern suburb of St. Louis. The city was founded circa 1769 as Les Petites Côtes, or "The Little Hills" in French, by Louis Blanchette, a French-Canadian fur trader. This former French area west of the Mississippi River was nominally ruled by Spain following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War. France had ceded its eastern territories to Great Britain. St. Charles is the third-oldest city in Missouri. For a time, it played a significant role as a river port in the United States' westward expansion, including trade with Native American tribes on the upper Missouri River. It was the starting point of the Boone's Lick Road to the Boonslick. St. Charles was settled primarily by French-speaking colonists from Canada in its early days.

Country: United States
State: Missouri
County: Saint Charles
Mayor: Dan Borgmeyer
Population (2020): 70,493
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 63301-63304
FIPS code: 29-64082
Website: www.stcharlescitymo.gov
Official Website: http://www.stcharlescity.com/
Wikidata description: city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
Wikidata id: Q773432
Wikidata label: St. Charles
Wikidata aliases: Array
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