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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 the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,479. 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 includes Ste. Genevieve, the earliest settlement west of the Mississippi River outside New Spain, and one of the French colonial mid-Mississippi valley villages. It is one of the last places where Paw Paw French is still spoken.
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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