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|population =3,468 (2010 census)
|area =4.10 mi²
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|mayor =Bill Haggard
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'''Herculaneum''' is a city in eastern [[Jefferson County, Missouri|Jefferson County]], [[Missouri]], and its oldest continuously-settled and incorporated community today. It had a population of 3,468 at the 2010 census.
'''Herculaneum''' is a city in eastern [[Jefferson County, Missouri|Jefferson County]], [[Missouri]], and its oldest continuously-settled and incorporated community today. It had a population of 3,468 at the 2010 census.
==Education==
==Education==
Herculaneum is a part of the Dunklin R-V School District, formed in 1965 through the consolidation of the Herculaneum and Pevely school districts and named after former Missouri Governor Daniel Dunklin, a native of the area. It has a total enrollment of about 1,650 students in grades PK-12, with the middle and high schools (and most administrative facilities) included in Herculaneum itself. Indeed, the high school is still labeled "Herculaneum High School."<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/herculaneum/dunklin-r_v/</ref> Its mascot is the Blackcats (sometimes the "Herculaneum Blackcats") and the school colors are red, black, and white.<ref>https://www.dunklin.k12.mo.us/</ref>
Herculaneum is a part of the Dunklin R-V School District, formed in 1965 through the consolidation of the Herculaneum and Pevely school districts and named after former Missouri Governor Daniel Dunklin, a resident of the area. It has a total enrollment of about 1,650 students in grades PK-12, with the middle and high schools (and most administrative facilities) included in Herculaneum itself. Indeed, the high school is still labeled "Herculaneum High School."<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/herculaneum/dunklin-r_v/</ref> Its mascot is the Blackcats (sometimes the "Herculaneum Blackcats") and the school colors are red, black, and white.<ref>https://www.dunklin.k12.mo.us/</ref>
Part of the school's facilities were built by the [[WPA]] in the 1930s, including bleachers at the football and track field that, unusually, are cut from stone. The school has long been active in community life and broader civic engagement, having in many years organized Senior Educational Trips throughout the United States for graduating high school students.<ref>http://cityofherculaneum.org/Timeline.html</ref>
Part of the school's facilities were built by the [[WPA]] in the 1930s, including bleachers at the football and track field that, unusually, are cut from stone. The school has long been active in community life and broader civic engagement, having in many years organized Senior Educational Trips throughout the United States for graduating high school students.<ref>http://cityofherculaneum.org/Timeline.html</ref>
==Notable People==
* Daniel Dunklin (1790-1844), Governor of Missouri from 1832 to 1836; spent last years in Herculaneum and was buried there; namesake of Dunklin R-V School District
* Thomas Clement Fletcher (1827-1899), Governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869; born and raised in Herculaneum
* Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), renowned chemist in America and Great Britain; born in Herculaneum
* Anthony Pusateri (stage name Tony Stevens) (1948-2011), choreographer and director of film, TV, and stage productions; born in Herculaneum
==References==
==References==