Imperial, Missouri

Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,709 at the 2010 census. It was originally known as West Kimmswick, and is roughly 25 driving minutes south of St. Louis. St. John's Church is a historic parish church located within Imperial.GeographyImperial is located at. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.05sqmi, of which, 5.26sqmi of it is land and 0.79sqmi is water.Imperial, Missouri is located directly south of Arnold, Missouri and north of Barnhart, Missouri. Interstate 55 runs through Imperial. Mastodon State Historic Site is located in Imperial. Imperial, Missouri contains several local businesses including H.W. Herrell Distributing, Home Service Oil, Herrell's Market and the historic Imperial Feed & Supply.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 4,709 people, 1,769 households, and 1,297 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 895.2PD/sqmi. There were 1,871 housing units at an average density of 355.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.