St. Louis

===Bosnian population===
{{see also|History of the Bosnians in St. Louis}}
About fifteen families from Bosnia settled in St. Louis between 1960 and 1970. After the [[Bosnian War]] started in 1992, more Bosnian refugees began arriving and by 2000, tens of thousands of Bosnian refugees settled in St. Louis with the help of Catholic aid societies. Many of them were professionals and skilled workers who had to take any job opportunity to be able to support their families. Most Bosnian refugees are Muslim, ethnically [[Bosniaks]] (87%); they have settled primarily in south St. Louis<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ellis|first=Stefanie|date=2022-01-17|title=St Louis: The US city transformed by heartbreak|work=[[BBC]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220117-st-louis-the-us-city-transformed-by-heartbreak|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205150213/https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220117-st-louis-the-us-city-transformed-by-heartbreak|url-status=live}}</ref> and South County. [[Bosnian-Americans]] are well integrated into the city, developing many businesses and ethnic/cultural organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stlbosnians.com/event/the-bosnian-community-in-st-louis-by-imam-muhamed-hasic/|title=The Bosnian Community in St. Louis by Imam Muhamed Hasic|website=Stlbosnians.com|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912112923/http://www.stlbosnians.com/event/the-bosnian-community-in-st-louis-by-imam-muhamed-hasic/|archive-date=September 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

An estimated 70,000 [[Bosnian American|Bosnians]] live in the metro area, which is tied with [[Bosnians in Chicago|Chicago]] for largest population of Bosnians in the United States and the largest Bosnian population outside their homeland. The highest concentration of Bosnians is in the neighborhood of [[Bevo Mill]] and in [[Affton, Missouri|Affton]], [[Mehlville]], and [[Oakville, Missouri|Oakville]] of south [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilsinan|first=Kathy|title=Why Are There So Many Bosnians in St. Louis?|url=http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/02/why-are-there-so-many-bosnians-st-louis/4668/|work=The Atlantic Cities|publisher=[[Atlantic Media Company]]|access-date=February 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217204738/http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/02/why-are-there-so-many-bosnians-st-louis/4668/|archive-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT US |url=https://bs.bhaccchicago.org/about-us |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=bhacc |language=en |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701141725/https://bs.bhaccchicago.org/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref>