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| Name | Ste. Genevieve |
| Alt names | Sainte Genevieve | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Sainte Genevieve county | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Ste. Genevieve | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.883°N 90.2°W |
| Located in | Missouri, United States (1812 - ) |
| See also | Franklin, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jefferson, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Perry, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Saint Francois, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County (French: Ste-Geneviève), is a county located in east central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 18,145. The largest city and county seat is Ste. Genevieve. The county was officially organized on October 1, 1812, and is named after the Spanish district once located in the region, after Saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, France. It contains the earliest European settlement west of the Mississippi River, part of the French colonial mid-Mississippi valley villages.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1804 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1804 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1807 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1807 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1812 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 4,620
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| 1820 | 4,962
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| 1830 | 2,186
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| 1840 | 3,148
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| 1850 | 4,964
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| 1860 | 8,029
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| 1870 | 8,384
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| 1880 | 10,390
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| 1890 | 9,883
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| 1900 | 10,359
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| 1910 | 10,607
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| 1920 | 9,809
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| 1930 | 10,097
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| 1940 | 10,905
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| 1950 | 11,237
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| 1960 | 12,116
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| 1970 | 12,867
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| 1980 | 15,180
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| 1990 | 16,037
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Research Tips
External links
www.segenealogy.com/missiouri/mo_county/
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