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Welcome to Normandy ...

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


The location of Normandy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Normandy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Normandy has a population of 4,844 people<3> (see below for details).

Normandy is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Normandy ...

Official Website: www.cityofnormandy.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Normandy had an population of 4,844 people. This is a decrease of 3.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Normandy had a population of 5,008 people. This makes Normandy the county's 36th most populous community.

The population of Normandy represents 0.08% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,008 people, the population of Normandy decreased 2.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,153 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Normandy.

Communities Also Named Normandy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Normandy - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Normandy ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Peters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chesterfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ballwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
  • Granite City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kirkwood
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Normandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Normandy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Normandy. 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 Normandy.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Normandy ...

Looking for more information about Normandy? 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 Normandy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Normandy.

Adding Normandy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Normandy 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 Normandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Normandy post office opened in 1857.

We also found Normandy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Normandy.

The official website for Normandy: www.cityofnormandy.gov/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Normandy.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Normandy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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