Welcome to Black Jack ...

The city of Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

The location of Black Jack has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Jack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Black Jack has a population of 6,930 people<3> (see below for details).

Black Jack is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Black Jack lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Black Jack ...

Official Website: www.cityofblackjack.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Black Jack had an population of 6,930 people (or an increase of 2.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Black Jack had a population of 6,929 people. This makes Black Jack the county's 31st most populous community.

The population of Black Jack represents 0.12% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 106th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,929 people, the population of Black Jack increased 2.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,792 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Black Jack.

Communities Also Named Black Jack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Black Jack - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Jack.

Communities near Black Jack ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Jack.

• Saint Louis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Saint Charles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Saint Peters
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <5>
• Chesterfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• University City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Granite City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Kirkwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• Alton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
• East Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black Jack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Jack.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Jack. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Jack.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Jack. See our Newspapers Page for Black Jack.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Jack ...

Looking for more information about Black Jack? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Black Jack, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Jack.

Adding Black Jack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Jack in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Black Jack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Black Jack post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Jack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Black Jack: www.cityofblackjack.com/

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/