Maryland Heights is a middle-class, second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census.^[6] The city was incorporated in 1985. Edwin L. Dirck was appointed the city’s first mayor by then County Executive Gene McNary. Mark M. Levin served as City Administrator from August 1985 to 2015.

The City of Maryland Heights is a third-class statutory city. It is governed by a mayor who serves a four-year term and a city council made up of eight members. The city is divided into four wards.^[8] Two council-people are elected from each ward to serve on a city council for two-year terms. The city has offered internships in public administration since 1986.^[9]

Edward Jones Investments operates its North Campus office in Maryland Heights.^[13]

At one time, Express Scripts had its headquarters in Maryland Heights.^[14][15] Express Scripts built a new headquarters on the grounds of the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2007.^[16]

Central Midland Railway (CMR), a division of Progressive Rail Inc. of Minnesota, provides regular freight rail service to several businesses located in Maryland Heights. CMR operates the far eastern segment of the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway‘s St. Louis to Kansas City main line that was constructed in 1870.^[17] The active portion of the former CRI&P line runs from the north side of St. Louis, where it connects with the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and Union Pacific Railroad, and now terminates in Union.^[18]