Cedar Hill

History

A post office called Cedar Hill has been in operation since 1868. The community was named for cedar trees near the elevated town site.

Geography

Cedar Hill is located southwest of downtown St. Louis. Missouri Route 30, a four-lane highway, runs through the western side of the CDP, leading northeast into St. Louis and west to St. Clair. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The Big River, a northward-flowing tributary of the Meramec River, forms the southern and western limits of the CDP, and the community is the site of an old mill and dam.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,735
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  6,305
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,149
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,708
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,544
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,473
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,313
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,501

Largest nearby schools

• NORTHWEST HIGH
  High · CEDAR HILL · 1,841 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• HILLSBORO HIGH
  High · HILLSBORO · 1,121 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.
  Middle · HOUSE SPRINGS · 788 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• HILLSBORO PRIMARY
  Elementary · HILLSBORO · 670 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• HILLSBORO JR. HIGH
  Middle · HILLSBORO · 544 students · 16:1 ratio
• HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.
  Middle · HILLSBORO · 483 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• ANTONIA ELEM.
  Elementary · IMPERIAL · 482 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.
  Elementary · HOUSE SPRINGS · 481 students · 13:1 ratio