Hazelwood

The City of Hazelwood incorporated as a village in 1949 and became a Charter City in 1970. The population was 25,703 at the 2010 census. Hazelwood has a mayor and 8 council members. The present mayor is Matthew G. Robinson. City Hall is located at 415 Elm Grove, 63042. For more information on the City of Hazelwood, call 314-839-3700 or visit www.hazelwoodmo.org.

The City of Hazelwood was originally incorporated as the Village of Hazelwood, on September 7, 1949. However, this area of the Florissant Valley has a proud and rich heritage dating back to Indian settlements in 4000 B.C. French explorers were the first to venture into the area in the late 1600’s, with the French being the first to settle in the region and the Spanish settlers in the late 1700’s. In 1797 a wagon train of American settlers made their way to the area from Virginia, Kentucky and the Deep South.

When industry and business began locating in the valley, the city of Florissant tried to annex what is now Hazelwood. However, a group of determined farmers did not want that to happen and banded together in 1944 to fight the annexation. Although the “battle” seemed a mismatch, the farmers won and on September 26, 1949, The Village of Hazelwood Board of Trustees met for the first time in the Elm Grove Schoolhouse now known as the little red schoolhouse.

Hazelwood has grown substantially since then and an election for Home Rule by Charter was held and passed overwhelmingly in October 1969. Today, we are one of the largest cities in St. Louis County and home to nearly 27,000 residents and more than 1,000 businesses, including 12 Fortune 500 companies, six Fortune 1,000 companies and 10 corporate headquarters. The City of Hazelwood is a Home rule Charter City, governed by a Council/Manager form of government, with an elected mayor and eight council members representing eight wards. The City Manager is the administrative officer.