A McDonnell Douglas DC-9/C-9A Nightingale aircraft leading a formation that includes a Learjet C-21A (left) and a C-12F Huron (right) over the ramps and runways of Scott AFB, 1993.

Sign at Belleville Gate entrance. Many buildings on the base are made with a similar style of brickwork.

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Scott Air Force Base (Scott AFB) (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV) is an base of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County, Illinois near Belleville which are in the St. Louis metropolitan area. more...

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The base serves as the headquarters for the Air Mobility Command, the United States Transportation Command, the Eighteenth Air Force, and the Air Force Communications Agency.

Its airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. MidAmerica has operated as a Joint Use Airport since beginning operations in November 1997, and is currently served by a single airline, Allegiant Air.

Geography

Scott AFB is located at 38Â°32â€²39â€³N, 89Â°51â€²2â€³W (38.544298, -89.850544)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 kmÂ² (3.8 miÂ²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,707 people, 682 households, and 662 families residing in the town. The population density was 278.7/kmÂ² (721.0/miÂ²). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 73.6/kmÂ² (190.4/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.91% White, 13.52% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of the population.

There were 682 households out of which 78.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 90.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.9% were non-families. 2.8% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.83 and the average family size was 3.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 44.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 40.6% from 25 to 44, 6.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,290, and the median income for a family was $52,258. Males had a median income of $39,289 versus $24,674 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,421. About 0.9% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

During World War I, 624 acres of land near Belleville, Illinois became a new airfield. The government announced it would name the field after Corporal Frank S. Scott on July 20, 1917, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash.