Saint Peters Missouri Community Profile - St. Peters Real Estate and Homes

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the area that would become Saint Peters was inhabited by Mississippian mound builders. The remains of a village were uncovered during the construction of I-70 in 1954 and a street near the site was later named Mound Drive after the mounds built by the villagers.

The Community of St. Peters

Throughout most of the twentieth century, Saint Peters was a small farming town. As recently as 1970, Saint Peters had a population of only 486.  The population rapidly increased to 15,700 by 1980 and within the span of a decade the community changed from a small rural town to a more suburban community.  The city continued its rapid growth through the 1980s and by 1990 had a population of 40,660.  Saint Peters population has further increased to an estimated at 54,839 as of 2006.