Ferguson, Missouri

What is now the city of Ferguson was founded in 1855, when William B. Ferguson deeded {{convert|10|acre}} of land to the Wabash Railroad in exchange for a new depot and naming rights.{{cite book |last=Fox |first=Tim |title=Where We Live: A Guide to St. Louis Communities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xRnVeManRJ4C&pg=PA186 |year=1995 |publisher=Missouri History Museum |isbn=978-1-883982-12-6 |page=186 }}{{cite book |last1=Bryan |first1=William Smith |last2=Rose |first2=Robert |last3=Elwang |first3=William Wilson |title=A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri: With Numerous Sketches, Anecdotes, Adventures, Etc., Relating to Early Days in Missouri. Also the Lives of Daniel Boone and the Celebrated Indian Chief Black Hawk, with Numerous Biographies and Histories of Primitive Institutions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JeEXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167 |year=1876 |publisher=Lucas brothers |page=167 }} The settlement that sprang up around the depot was called Ferguson Station. Ferguson was the first railroad station connected directly to St. Louis.{{cite book |last1=Montesi |first1=Al |last2=Deposki |first2=Richard |title=St. Louis Union Station |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4HOfhm2-okC&pg=PA9 |year=2002 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-1983-8 |page=9 }} The station is a focal point of the city's history and is depicted on the city flag, designed in 1994.{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/metro/article_2586c067-0509-52a4-b0c9-34fd746961b5.html |title=Oh, so proudly we hail |first=Mary |last=Shapiro |work=stltoday.com |date=March 16, 2010 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809133638/https://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/metro/article_2586c067-0509-52a4-b0c9-34fd746961b5.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-mofer.html |title=Ferguson, Missouri (U.S.) |work=crwflags.com |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112150/http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-mofer.html |url-status=live }}

Ferguson's first schoolhouse was built in 1878. Ferguson was incorporated as a city in 1894.{{cite web |url=http://aboutstlouis.com/local/communities/ferguson-missouri |title=Ferguson Missouri |publisher=AboutStLouis.com |access-date=August 13, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814014531/http://aboutstlouis.com/local/communities/ferguson-missouri |url-status=live }}

Emerson Electric moved its headquarters to Ferguson during the 20th century.{{cite web |url=http://www.fergusoncity.com/141/City-History |title=City History |quote=The city boomed during the post-World War II era. Commuter trains were replaced by automobile traffic. Plentiful employment was provided by new industries, including the relocated headquarters of Emerson Electric Company. Scores of new homes were built and the city's population continued to expand. In 1954, Ferguson became a charter city, one of the first in St. Louis County to adopt the council-manager form of government. |publisher=City of Ferguson |access-date=November 25, 2014 |archive-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815015618/http://www.fergusoncity.com/141/City-History |url-status=live }}

Ferguson made frequent worldwide headlines for months following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer and the ensuing civil unrest. The United States Department of Justice investigation which followed resulted in large legal fees for the town, in excess of $300,000 a year. The investigation determined that the shooting was justified.

Ferguson elected its first Black and first female mayor, Ella Jones, on June 2, 2020.{{cite web |title=US: Ferguson, Missouri elects first Black mayor |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/ferguson-missouri-elects-black-mayor-200603134608553.html |website=www.aljazeera.com |access-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603180431/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/ferguson-missouri-elects-black-mayor-200603134608553.html |url-status=live }}

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The population of Ferguson grew rapidly during the late nineteenth century. In 1880 the population of the then Ferguson Station was 185 people. By 1890 the population was recorded as being 750 and only four years later it had increased to 1200.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n_eEVfDG44kC&q=%22Ferguson+Station%22+Missouri&pg=PA281 |title=American Educational History Journal |isbn=9781593117689 |last1=Null |first1=J. |date=June 2007 |publisher=Information Age Publishing, Incorporated |access-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809035705/https://books.google.com/books?id=n_eEVfDG44kC&q=%22Ferguson+Station%22+Missouri&pg=PA281 |url-status=live }}

The population of Ferguson continued to grow rapidly during the first six decades of the twentieth century, from 1,015 people in 1900 to 22,149 people in 1960, an average growth rate of 5% per year.

The ethnic composition of Ferguson has shifted, however. In 1970, 99% of the population of Ferguson was white and 1% Black. In 1980, the proportion of white residents went down to 85%, whereas the proportion of Black residents rose to 14%. In 1990, residents of Ferguson who were identified in the U.S. Census as white comprised 73.8% of the total, while those identified as Black made up 25.1%.{{cite web |title=Bureau of Census, 1990 Census of Population: General Population Characteristics, Missouri |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-27.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030318231514/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-27.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2003 |page=56 |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=December 1, 2014 }} The remainder, 1.1%, identified with other racial categories. In the 2000 U.S. Census, the city shifted to majority African American at 52.4% of the population{{cite web |author1=Daniel Fowler |title=With Racial Segregation Declining Between Neighborhoods, Segregation Now Taking New Form |url=http://www.asanet.org/documents/press/pdfs/ASR_August_2015_Lichter_News_Release.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806215839/http://www.asanet.org/documents/press/pdfs/ASR_August_2015_Lichter_News_Release.pdf |archive-date=August 6, 2015 |url-status=live |website=asanet.org |publisher=American Sociological Association |access-date=August 4, 2015 |format=News release |date=July 28, 2015 |quote=The racial composition of Ferguson went from about 25 percent black to 67 percent black in a 20 year period. }} (52.30% non-Hispanic African American).

The 2020 United States census{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/ |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711010429/http://data.census.gov/ |url-status=live }} counted 18,527 people, 8,844 households, and 5,272 families in Ferguson. The population density was 3,002.8 per square mile (1,159.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 10,079 housing units at an average density of 1,633.5 per square mile (630.7/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 21.4% (3,965) white, 72.15% (13,367) Black or African-American, 0.24% (45) Native American, 0.53% (99) Asian, 0.05% (9) Pacific Islander, 1.31% (243) from other races, and 4.31% (799) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.5% (316) of the population.

Of the 8,844 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18; 23.9% were married couples living together; 50.2% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 36.4% consisted of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.0.

29.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 76.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 68.6 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $37,376 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,435) and the median family income was $44,123 (+/- $8,219). Males had a median income of $29,652 (+/- $2,440) versus $27,351 (+/- $3,102) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $28,414 (+/- $2,545). Approximately, 21.4% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those ages 65 or over.

As of the 2010 U.S. Census,{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }} there were 21,203 people, 8,192 households, and 5,500 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3425.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 9,105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1470.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 67.4% Black, 29.3% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic and Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 8,192 households, of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 31.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12.

The median age in the city was 33.1 years. 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.8% male and 55.2% female.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|6.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}

Ferguson has a borderline humid subtropical-continental climate. Winters are cold, while summers are hot and humid. The record high is 115 °F, and the record low is −19 °F.

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The City of Ferguson was home to the headquarters of Fortune 500 Company Emerson Electric{{cite news |date=November 24, 2014 |title=A closer look at Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was killed |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/a-closer-look-at-ferguson-missouri-the-st-louis-suburb-where-michael-brown-was-killed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128183850/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/24/closer-look-at-ferguson-missouri-st-louis-suburb-where-michael-brown-was-killed/ |archive-date=November 28, 2014 |access-date=November 25, 2014 |publisher=Fox News |agency=Associated Press}}{{cite magazine |last1=Snyder |first1=Benjamin |date=August 18, 2014 |title=Amid unrest, it's business as usual for Ferguson's Emerson Electric |url=http://fortune.com/2014/08/18/ferguson-emerson-electric/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202033329/http://fortune.com/2014/08/18/ferguson-emerson-electric/ |archive-date=December 2, 2014 |access-date=November 25, 2014 |magazine=Fortune}} up until early February 2025, when the Company unveiled "Emerson Tower" as the new Global Headquarters in Clayton, MO.{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Laura |date=February 4, 2025 |title=Emerson Electric celebrates opening of new global headquarters in Clayton |url=https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/emerson-electric-celebrates-opening-of-new-global-headquarters-in-clayton/ |access-date=March 2, 2025 |website=FOX2now}}

File:Norfolk Southern Train 285 Runs past Ferguson Train Station.JPG station (now an ice cream parlor) in Ferguson.]]

The Mayor of Ferguson is directly elected for a three-year term.{{cite news |first=Shannon |last=Howard |title=Election Day brings new leadership to NoCo |url=http://nocostl.com/2011/04/election-day-brings-new-leadership-to-noco/ |work=NOCO |date=April 6, 2014 |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820105140/http://nocostl.com/2011/04/election-day-brings-new-leadership-to-noco/ |archive-date=August 20, 2014 |url-status=dead }} The Ferguson

city council is composed of six members.

James Knowles III was elected mayor for a three-year term in April 2011 and ran unopposed in April 2014. Voter turnout in the April 2014 mayoral election was approximately 12%.{{cite news |first=Tanzina |last=Vega |author-link=Tanzina Vega |title=Deep Tensions Rise to Surface After Ferguson Shooting |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/us/ferguson-mo-complex-racial-history-runs-deep-most-tensions-have-to-do-police-force.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |date=August 14, 2014 |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-date=August 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818205109/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/us/ferguson-mo-complex-racial-history-runs-deep-most-tensions-have-to-do-police-force.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.stlouisco.com/portals/8/docs/document%20library/elections/eresults/el140408/M031.HTM |title=St. Louis County Election Results April 2014 |publisher=stlouisco.com |access-date=September 15, 2014 |archive-date=September 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922170237/http://www.stlouisco.com/portals/8/docs/document%20library/elections/eresults/el140408/M031.HTM |url-status=live }} In June 2020, Ella Jones (D) became the first African American and first woman to be elected mayor of Ferguson.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ella-jones-becomes-the-first-african-american-and-first-woman-elected-mayor-of-ferguson/article_4fcddeed-9586-571c-b88a-bbcae3c71f70.html |title=Ferguson picks Ella Jones as first African American and first woman mayor |date=June 3, 2020 |access-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603032832/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ella-jones-becomes-the-first-african-american-and-first-woman-elected-mayor-of-ferguson/article_4fcddeed-9586-571c-b88a-bbcae3c71f70.html |url-status=live }}

The Ferguson Police Department is involved with the following public programs: Business Watch, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), D.A.R.E. Program, Neighborhood Watch, School Resource Officers, and Riot Patrol.

Ferguson also operates a two-station fire department with a complement of 18 full-time firefighters as well as nine senior management officials.{{cite web |url=https://www.fergusoncity.com/90/Fire-Department |title=Fire Department - Ferguson, MO - Official Website |website=www.fergusoncity.com |access-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809035705/https://www.fergusoncity.com/90/Fire-Department |url-status=live }} The fire stations operate 24 hours a day.

On March 4, 2015, the Ferguson Police Department was criticized by the United States Department of Justice for civil rights violations. The Department of Justice argued that the Ferguson Police Department and the City of Ferguson relied on unconstitutional practices in order to balance the city's budget through racially motivated excessive fines and punishments.{{cite news |last1=Apuzzo |first1=Matt |title=Ferguson Police Routinely Violate Rights of Blacks, Justice Dept. Finds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/us/justice-department-finds-pattern-of-police-bias-and-excessive-force-in-ferguson.html |access-date=March 4, 2015 |work=The New York Times |date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303220058/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/us/justice-department-finds-pattern-of-police-bias-and-excessive-force-in-ferguson.html |url-status=live }}

On March 11, 2015, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson stated he was willing to resign, likely later that day (though no timeframe was confirmed) if he could get assurances that the Ferguson Police Department would be left in place and would not be dissolved; Fox News said he was not pushed out or fired. His resignation followed City Manager John Shaw who resigned March 10, and Municipal Judge Ronald Brockmeyer, who resigned March 9. Shaw had ultimate oversight over the Police Department and other city departments and was the most powerful civic official in Ferguson. He faced criticism for not doing enough to ameliorate the situation. The week before, three Ferguson Police Department employees were fired for offensive emails mentioned in the Justice Department report.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ferguson-police-chief-to-resign-later-wednesday-fox-news/ar-AA9Ejh4 |title=Ferguson police chief resigns after scathing Justice Dept. report |work=msn.com |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171404/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ferguson-police-chief-to-resign-later-wednesday-fox-news/ar-AA9Ejh4 |url-status=live }}

The Ferguson Fire Department is a Career fire department and provides 24/7 fire and emergency medical services to the City of Ferguson. The Department hosts one frontline Rescue Pumpers and one Turntable Ladder across two stations, one in the Northeast of the City (Station No. 2) and one in the City Center (Station No. 1) neighboring the Police Department and Municipal Courts building. The current Station No. 1 was built in 2015, prior the Department's Station No. 1 was housed out of an extension of the City Hall on Church Street, during this time the Department's Ladder was too large to fit into the station bay and was usually kept outside in the rear parking lot, this extension is now home to FYI Backbay, a Youth Organization.

The Department also served the City of Kinloch when the Kinloch Fire Protection District's sole Pumper was unavailable up until 2021 when the District added a second Pumper into their fleet.

{{Further|Shooting of Michael Brown}}

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On August 9, 2014, an 18-year-old, Michael Brown, was fatally shot by Darren Wilson with the Ferguson Police Department after an encounter with the officer that led to an altercation and subsequent pursuit.{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/ferguson-chief-names-darren-wilson-cop-who-shot-michael-brown-n181326 |title=Ferguson Chief Names Darren Wilson as Cop Who Shot Michael Brown |publisher=NBCNews.com |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815143649/http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/ferguson-chief-names-darren-wilson-cop-who-shot-michael-brown-n181326 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/15/ferguson-police-releasing-name-of-officer-who-shot-michael-brown/ |title=Ferguson police call Michael Brown a robbery suspect, identify Darren Wilson as officer who shot him |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |author1=Berman, Mark |author2=Lowery, Wesley |archive-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825143006/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/15/ferguson-police-releasing-name-of-officer-who-shot-michael-brown/ |url-status=live }} The incident sparked riots and acts of vandalism in Ferguson as well as widespread calls for an investigation into the incident.{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/8/11/5988925/mike-brown-killing-shooting-case-ferguson-police-riots-st-louis |title=Outrage in Ferguson after police shooting of unarmed man Michael Brown |last=Lind |first=Dara |date=August 12, 2014 |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210251/http://www.vox.com/2014/8/11/5988925/mike-brown-killing-shooting-case-ferguson-police-riots-st-louis |url-status=live }} On August 10, after a day of vigils, there were looting of businesses, arson, vandalism of vehicles, shots fired at firemen and violent clashes between rioters and police.{{cite news |first=John |last=Yang |work=NBC News |title=Looting Erupts After Vigil for Slain Missouri Teen Michael Brown |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/looting-erupts-after-vigil-slain-missouri-teen-michael-brown-n177426 |date=August 10, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514134306/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/looting-erupts-after-vigil-slain-missouri-teen-michael-brown-n177426 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-teen-shooting/ |title=Rioters fill streets after Michael Brown shooting |last1=Fantz |first1=Ashley |first2=George |last2=Howell |date=August 11, 2014 |publisher=CNN |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817214122/http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-teen-shooting/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |last=Scher Zagier |first=Alan |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/08/11/6033344/vandalism-looting-after-vigil.html |title=Police, rioters again clash outside St. Louis |publisher=Star-telegram.com (Ft. Worth) |access-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205022/http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/08/11/6033344/vandalism-looting-after-vigil.html |url-status=live }} On August 18, reservists from the Missouri National Guard arrived in Ferguson at the request of the Governor of Missouri Jay Nixon, who also ended midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfews that had been imposed.{{Cite news |last1=Davey |first1=Monica |last2=Eligon |first2=John |last3=Blinder |first3=Alan |title=National Guard Troops Fail to Quell Unrest in Ferguson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/us/ferguson-missouri-protests.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=August 19, 2014 |quote=In a news conference on Monday, family members and Dr. Baden said that the autopsy he had performed confirmed witness accounts that Mr. Brown was trying to surrender (later debunked) when he was killed. |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819234813/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/us/ferguson-missouri-protests.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }} On November 24, a grand jury decided that it would not indict Wilson in the shooting death of Brown.{{cite news |last1=Alcindor |first1=Yamiche |last2=Welch |first2=William M. |title=No indictment in Ferguson case |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/24/ferguson-grand-jury-deliberations/19474907/ |website=USA Today |access-date=November 24, 2014 |date=November 24, 2014 }} Following the announcement of the grand jury's decision, there was more rioting.{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/24/justice/ferguson-grand-jury/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 |title=Ferguson: Fires and chaos erupts after no indictment - CNN.com |author=Moni Basu, Holly Yan and Dana Ford, CNN |date=November 24, 2014 |work=CNN |access-date=November 25, 2014 }}

St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley, which has about 8,000 students, is located in Ferguson.

Much of the community is within the Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD).{{cite web |url=http://www.fergusoncity.com/DocumentCenter/View/2033/CITY-OF-FERGUSON-MAP?bidId= |title=City Map |publisher=City of Ferguson |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026222011/http://www.fergusoncity.com/DocumentCenter/View/2033/CITY-OF-FERGUSON-MAP?bidId= |url-status=live }} - Compare this map against school attendance maps. Primary schools (grades K-2) serving sections of Ferguson include Central, Bermuda, Holman, and Walnut Grove. Intermediate schools (grade 3-5) serving sections of Ferguson include Lee-Hamilton, Griffith, and Berkeley. Zoned secondary schools with attendance boundaries that coincide with Ferguson include Johnson-Wabash 6th Grade Center, Ferguson Middle School, and McCluer High School.{{cite web |url=https://www.fergflor.org/strong |title=Restructuring Information |publisher=Ferguson-Florissant School District |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110123152/https://www.fergflor.org/strong |url-status=live }} - Includes school attendance maps of FFSD schools. A portion of Ferguson is instead in the Riverview Gardens School District,{{cite web |url=http://www.rgsd.k12.mo.us/Default.asp?DivisionID=7750&DepartmentID=8406 |title=Map |publisher=Riverview Gardens School District |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022145647/http://www.rgsd.k12.mo.us/Default.asp?DivisionID=7750&DepartmentID=8406 |url-status=dead}} - Indicates sections of Ferguson in the district. and another is in the Hazelwood School District.{{cite web |url=https://www.hazelwoodschools.org/domain/2346 |title=Fast Facts |publisher=Hazelwood School District |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110134154/https://www.hazelwoodschools.org/domain/2346 |url-status=live }}

The following FFSD public schools are located within the city of Ferguson:

• STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley (a magnet school for grades 9-12), formerly McCluer South-Berkeley High School
• Ferguson Middle School (7-8)
• Johnson-Wabash 6th Grade Center (formerly Elementary School)
• Griffith Elementary School (3-5)
• Lee-Hamilton Elementary School (3-5)
• Central Elementary School (K-2)

Vogt Elementary School closed in 2019.{{cite web |author=Benchaabane, Nassim |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/ferguson-florissant-picks-redistricting-plan-mccluer-south-berkeley-will-be/article_1556cff9-9e3b-575b-b750-54d0b41c2f6d.html |title=Ferguson-Florissant picks redistricting plan; McCluer South-Berkeley will be special academy, Vogt Elementary to close |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110102519/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/ferguson-florissant-picks-redistricting-plan-mccluer-south-berkeley-will-be/article_1556cff9-9e3b-575b-b750-54d0b41c2f6d.html |url-status=live }}

The following private schools are located within the city of Ferguson:

• Blessed Teresa of Calcutta School (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis)
• Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis)
• Zion Lutheran School

Ferguson is also home to the Challenger Learning Center – St. Louis, which provides a space education program.

The Ferguson Municipal Public Library is one of several independent community libraries in St. Louis County and is a member of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County.

This list may include persons born in the community, past residents, and current residents.

• General Ralph Eberhart, USAF, Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command during the September 11 attacks{{cite news |first=Harry |last=Levins |title=Air Force General, a Missourian, may be in line to become next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |publisher=Lee Enterprises |page=A3 |date=April 3, 2001 |quote=He is Gen. Ralph E. 'Ed' Eberhart, a native of Nevada, Mo., who grew up in Ferguson and graduated from McCluer in 1964. |url=http://business.highbeam.com/435553/article-1G1-72678746/air-force-general-missourian-may-line-become-next-chairman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085010/http://business.highbeam.com/435553/article-1G1-72678746/air-force-general-missourian-may-line-become-next-chairman |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2014 }}
• Michael McDonald, Grammy Award-winning singer{{cite news |url=http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/ferguson-residents-and-business-owners-tell-us-about-their-city |title=This Is Ferguson: Residents And Business Owners Tell Us About Their City |last=Leonard |first=Mary Delach |date=August 15, 2014 |publisher=St Louis Public Radio |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-date=December 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223030929/http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/ferguson-residents-and-business-owners-tell-us-about-their-city |url-status=live }}
• Henry Miller, also known as Sentoryu, mixed martial artist and former sumo wrestler{{cite web |url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-33073164/sentoryu-from-sen-to-ru-i-su-our-town-s-henry-miller |title=Sentoryu from Sen-to-Ru-I-Su Our Town's Henry Miller Is a Really Big Man as Sumo Wrestler in Japan |last=Lefton |first=Brad |date=June 17, 1997 |publisher=St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) |access-date=January 30, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016203259/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-33073164/sentoryu-from-sen-to-ru-i-su-our-town-s-henry-miller |url-status=live }}
• Delrish Moss, Miami law enforcement veteran sworn in on May 9, 2016, as the first permanent African-American Police Chief of Ferguson[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/05/09/us/ap-us-killings-by-police-ferguson-the-latest.html New Ferguson Police Chief Sworn In] The New York Times, May 9, 2016
• Susan Notorangelo, long-distance cyclist{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/michael-mcdonald-one-of-several-ferguson-honorees/article_c47071b8-95e8-11df-a15e-0017a4a78c22.html |title=Michael McDonald one of several Ferguson honorees |last=Johnson |first=Kevin C. |date=July 23, 2010 |work=St. Louis Post Dispatch |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817182723/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/michael-mcdonald-one-of-several-ferguson-honorees/article_c47071b8-95e8-11df-a15e-0017a4a78c22.html |url-status=live }}
• Enos Slaughter, Hall of Fame-winning St. Louis Cardinals baseball player
• Maury Travis, serial killer{{cite news |last1=Nagus |first1=Chris |title=Catrina McGhaw: St. Louis woman finds out on TV she's renting serial killer Maury Travis' home |url=http://www.wptv.com/news/national/catrina-mcghaw-st-louis-woman-finds-out-on-tv-shes-renting-serial-killer-maury-travis-home |access-date=September 18, 2014 |publisher=KMOV |date=July 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026024801/http://www.wptv.com/news/national/catrina-mcghaw-st-louis-woman-finds-out-on-tv-shes-renting-serial-killer-maury-travis-home |archive-date=October 26, 2014 }}
• Harry Tuthill, cartoonist of the syndicated comic strip, The Bungle Family{{cite journal |last=Heintjes |first=Tom |date=August 12, 2013 |title=When the Bungles Mixed It Up with Their Neighbors on the Battlegrounds of Sunken Heights |publisher=Hogan's Alley |issue=13 |url=http://cartoonician.com/when-the-bungles-mixed-it-up-with-their-neighbors-on-the-battlegrounds-of-sunken-heights/ |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-date=February 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206071743/http://cartoonician.com/when-the-bungles-mixed-it-up-with-their-neighbors-on-the-battlegrounds-of-sunken-heights/ |url-status=dead }}
• Tyron Woodley, American mixed martial artist, former UFC welterweight champion{{cite web |url=http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/woodley_tyron00.html |title=MUTIGERS.COM Tyron Woodley Bio – Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site – Wrestling |publisher=Mutigers.com |access-date=December 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206121150/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/woodley_tyron00.html |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

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• {{Official website|http://www.fergusoncity.com/}}
• {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020810173200/http://www.fergusoncity.com/ |date=August 10, 2002 |title=City of Ferguson (fergusoncity.com)}}
• {{cite web |url=http://www.historicferguson.com/default.cfm |title=Historic Ferguson |access-date=March 14, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020601074125/http://www.historicferguson.com/default.cfm |archive-date=June 1, 2002}}
• [https://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/podcast-fergusons-untold-tragedy-of-school-segregation Podcast: Ferguson’s Untold Tragedy of School Segregation]—ProPublica (December 22, 2014)

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|Northeast = {{Flagdeco|Missouri|size=23px}} Spanish Lake

|East = {{Flagdeco|Missouri|size=23px}} St. Ann

|Southeast = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Jennings, Missouri.svg|size=23px}} Jennings

|South = {{Flagdeco|Missouri|size=23px}} University City

|Southwest = {{Flagdeco|Missouri|size=23px}} Maryland Heights

|West = {{Flagdeco|Missouri|size=23px}} Castle Point

|Northwest = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Hazelwood, Missouri.svg|size=23px}} Hazelwood

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