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The city lies along the northwestern edge of some rugged uplands that are part of the upper Meramec River valley; some of these slopes have been used in recent decades for its thriving wineries. The river itself, as well as the notable Meramec Spring and its accompanying park, flows just a few miles to the southeast. St. James has a total area of 4.28 square miles, and an average elevation of 1,093 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
The city lies along the northwestern edge of some rugged uplands that are part of the upper Meramec River valley; some of these slopes have been used in recent decades for its thriving wineries. The river itself, as well as the notable Meramec Spring and its accompanying park, flows just a few miles to the southeast. St. James has a total area of 4.28 square miles, and an average elevation of 1,093 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, St. James had a total of 4,216 inhabitants, grouped into 1,632 households, with a population density of 985.0 people per square mile. This figure represented a significant increase from the 2000 census, when St. James had a population of 3,704. 96.11% of the inhabitants were White, 0.95% were African-American, 0.66% were Native American, 0.28% were Asian, 0.38% were from some other race, and 1.61% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.57% of the population.
The median age in St. James was 37 years, with 27.3% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 9.2% between 18 and 24 years old, 22.5% between 25 and 44, 22.3% between 45 and 64, and 18.7% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 49.2% male, 50.8% female.<ref>http://censusviewer.com/city/MO/St.%20James</ref>
According to the 2018 American Community Survey, St. James had a median household income of $44,417, and a median family income of $59,475. The unemployment rate was 6.7%. The per capita income was $20,843. About 18.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 14.0% of people under the age of 18 and 9.2% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2964424&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref>
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