Black Jack, Missouri
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Black Jack, Missouri

Black Jack is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis in northern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,634 at the 2020 census.

A post office called Black Jack was established in 1872, and operated until 1906. The community was named for a grove of blackjack oak trees near the original town site.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.60 square miles (6.73 km2), of which 2.59 square miles (6.71 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

As of the 2020 census, Black Jack had a population of 6,634. The median age was 42.7 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 74.8 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,504 households in Black Jack, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.4% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,747 housing units, of which 8.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.7%.

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,929 people, 2,591 households, and 1,797 families living in the city. The population density was 2,675.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,032.9/km2). There were 2,809 housing units at an average density of 1,084.6 per square mile (418.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.2% African American, 16.3% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

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