Comments on: Where is North County: redefining the NOCO coverage area

By: admin

admin — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:22:15 +0000

Joe, I initially included Overland in my coverage area. But time and again, when I’d try to do a story over there, the residents and business owners kept telling me they are NOT North County. They want to be thought of as Mid-County.

And Maryland Heights…they call themselves West County on their website, so they have never been included in the NOCO coverage area.

By: Joe Scott

Joe Scott — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:49:01 +0000

Also when I worked for the North County Journal, it delivered to (and covered) Overland – and the myriad of small communities near it – St. Ann, Bridgeton – but Maryland Heights was part of the West County Journal.

Anything North of I-70 definitely belongs in my mind – including Earth City.

By: Joe Scott

Joe Scott — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:42:18 +0000

I mostly agree with your map. I grew up in St. Ann – and it’s always been considered North County. I also would include Overland – having gone to school with many people who grew up in Overland, I’d say they always ID’d with North County. Ditto with Bridgeton.

I wouldn’t include Maryland Heights, although geographically, it would seem it’s in the northern part of the county. But culturally, I’d say it seems a part of West County.

I just seem to think of North County as dipping further south than most people – probably because I connect it with the schools’ athletic conference – the Suburban North, which includes Pattonville & Ritenour.

By: brandon

brandon — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:17:50 +0000

^unified region*
‘unified government’ seems to scare county folks

By: brandon

brandon — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:15:02 +0000

I think St. Louis County and St. Louis City should merge and NOCO should become a borough. 5 boroughs St. Louis City, North County, South County, West County Central County (inner ring suburbs). The cities would become neighborhoods in their respective boroughs.

I use this pic as a rough guide http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/scharftownships.jpg

NOCO for me is north of I-70.

SOCO is south of I-44(50).

WestCo is bordered by everything west of I-270 South of I-70 and North of I-44.

The City is obviously the city and keeps its same borders.

Central County in is everything west of the city, east of I-270, South of I-70, North of I-44 (50)

I don’t have any names for my boroughs though lol.

http://www.stlworldclasscity.com/
http://stlunite.org/

^Good websites promoting a unified government.