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Wentzville is an exurb of St. Louis that is located in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 44,372, making it the 15th largest city in Missouri. Wentzville has been the fastest growing city in Missouri, by percentage population increase, for two consecutive decades from 2000 to 2020. As the site of the Rotary Park, Wentzville is host to the St. Charles County Fair and the St. Louis Renaissance Festival.

Wentzville city overview:
Name:	Wentzville city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	St. Charles County
Founded:	1855
Elevation:	623 ft (190 m)
Total Area:	20.94 sq mi (54.24 km²)
Land Area:	20.93 sq mi (54.20 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	44,372
Population Density:	2,120.22/sq mi (818.60/km²)
ZIP code:	63385
Area code:	636
FIPS code:	2978442
GNISfeature ID:	0756888
Website:	wentzvillemo.org

Online Interactive Map

Wentzville online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Wentzville location map. Where is Wentzville city?

Wentzville location on the U.S. Map. Where is Wentzville city. — Wentzville location on the U.S. Map.

Wentzville location on the Missouri map. Where is Wentzville city. — Location of Wentzville in Missouri.

History

Wentzville was laid out in 1855. The community is named for Erasmus Livingston Wentz, who was the chief engineer of the Northern Missouri Railroad. A post office called Wentzville has been in operation since 1859.

Wentzville is the location of the first Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the United States. It began as a tree of lights to help raise money in 1967 to send gifts to active servicemen, but later evolved by 1984 to a carved eagle atop a pillar of granite. It has become a regular stop in the national “Run for the Wall” trip for veterans.

Musician George Thorogood wrote the song “Back to Wentzville”, the first track of his 1982 album Bad to the Bone, for rock pioneer Chuck Berry who had a home in the area.

The Wentzville Tobacco Company Factory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

One of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport attack was from Wentzville.

Wentzville Road Map

Wentzville city Satellite Map

Geography

Wentzville is located at 38°48’58” North, 90°51’26” West (38.816010, −90.857198).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.98 square miles (51.75 km), of which 19.96 square miles (51.70 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.