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Wentzville, Missouri
City
Old Downtown Wentzville
Old Downtown Wentzville
Location of Wentzville
Location of Wentzville
Coordinates: 38°48′58″N 90°51′26″WCoordinates38°48′58″N 90°51′26″W
Country United States
State Missouri
County St. Charles County
Founded 1855
Government
 
 • Mayor Nick Guccione
Area
 • Total 19.98 sq mi (51.75 km2)
 • Land 19.96 sq mi (51.70 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
 
623 ft (190 m)
Population
 • Total 29,070
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
41,164
 • Density 1,500/sq mi (560/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63385
Area code(s) 636
FIPS code 29-78442
GNIS feature ID 0756888[4]
Website wentzvillemo.org
Wentzville is a suburb of St. Louis that is located in western St. Charles CountyMissouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 29,070.[5] Population estimates in 2018 have placed the city's population at 41,164, making it the 16th largest city in Missouri. Wentzville was the fastest growing city in Missouri between 2000 and 2010 by percentage increased, and population estimates since 2010 indicate that Wentzville is on track to continue as the state's fastest growing city for a second consecutive decade.[6][7][8] As the site of the Rotary Park, Wentzville is host to the St. Charles County Fair and the St. Louis Renaissance Festival.

Wentzville was laid out in 1855.[9] The community has the name of the chief engineer of the Northern Missouri Railroad Erasmus Livingston Wentz.[10] A post office called Wentzville has been in operation since 1859.[11]

The Wentzville Tobacco Company Factory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[12]

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.[13]

Government

The government of Wentzville consists of a mayor, six aldermen (two for each ward), and a city administrator. City Administrator is a non-elected position, whereas the others are elected. Mayors serve four-year terms and aldermen serve two-year terms.[16] The city is divided into three wards.

Economy

The city's major employer is General Motors which has a full size van assembly plant located there, called Wentzville Assembly.

One of the city's largest employers, from 2013-2017, was Serco. The British-based company was awarded a five-year contract in 2013 to manage the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As a result of the contract, Serco opened its Affordable Care Act application processing facility in Wentzville in August of that same year in the building that was formerly home to the US Fidelis call center. The Wentzville Serco facility attracted national attention in 2014 after whistle-blower allegations revealed that workers spent large amounts of time sleeping or playing games due to lack of work.[17][18][19][20] At its peak, Serco employed approximately 1,500 employees in Wentzville. In 2018, Serco announced its closure of the Wentzville processing center to coincide with the end of its five-year contract with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Closing of the facility resulted in a loss of 850 jobs.[21]