Academy, St. Louis
Appearance
Academy/Sherman Park is a neighborhood in North St. Louis, just outside Central West End. The official boundaries of the area are Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the north, Delmar Boulevard on the south, North Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Union Boulevard on the west.[1]
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,797 people, 1,252 households, and 839 families residing in the neighborhood, which contained 1,729 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 0.68% White, 97.52% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.