Beauvais Township | |
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Location of Ste. Genevieve County | |
Coordinates: 37°50′08″N90°03′53″W / 37.83549°N 90.06467°W Coordinates: 37°50′08″N90°03′53″W / 37.83549°N 90.06467°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Ste. Genevieve |
Area | |
• Total | 81.4 sq mi (211 km2) |
• Land | 81.1 sq mi (210 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.95% |
GNIS Feature ID | 767324 |
Beauvais Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
The township was named in honor of Jean Baptiste St. Gemme Beauvais, an official of the county. [2]
Beauvais Township is a township in Ste. Genevieve, County, Missouri. The township was formed in 1832 from parts of Saline and Ste. Genevieve Townships. [3]
There are two towns in Beauvais Township, with a population of 543. Approximately 1,246 people live in the remaining area of the township.
The township also contains three churches: Saints Phillip and James Catholic Church, Saline Baptist Church, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as well as the following cemeteries: Mange, Hand, Brown, Roth, Saint Marys, and Voekler. [4]
Beauvais Township is located in the southeastern section of Ste. Genevieve County. A number of streams run through the township: Johns Creek, Bluff Creek, Walnut Creek, Tube Creek, River aux Vases, Saline Creek, Brushy Creek, Idlewild Slough, and Mitchel Slough. Lakes and reservoirs in the township include: Cedar Valley Lake, Donze Lake, Minnehaha Lake, Kisco Lake, Foerster Lake, Lake Minnie Ha-Ha Lower, Lake Minnie Ha-Ha Upper, and Salt Petre Lake. [5]
The 2000 census shows Beauvais township consisting of 810 housing units with a population of 1,800 individuals. [6]
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,789 people, with a population density of 22.1 per square mile (68.6 km2), residing in the township. The racial makeup of the town was 97.32% White, 1.06% African American, 0.56% Native American and Alaska Native, 0.11% Asian, and 0.22% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. [7] [8] [9]
Coffman is an unincorporated community in Saline Township in southern Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Ste. Genevieve.
River aux Vases is an unincorporated community in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.
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Cinque Hommes is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
St. Marys is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Bois Brûlé is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Union is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
New Bourbon is an abandoned village located in Ste. Genevieve Township in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. New Bourbon is located approximately two and one-half miles south of Ste. Genevieve.
Ozora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. Ozora is located approximately eight miles south of Sainte Genevieve.
Zell is an unincorporated community located in Ste. Genevieve Township in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. Zell is located approximately six miles west of Sainte Genevieve.
La Saline is an abandoned village located in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. La Saline was located approximately six miles south of Sainte Genevieve.
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Saline Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America.
Saline Creek is a creek that rises in western Ste. Genevieve County and flows east briefly passing through a portion of northern Perry County before emptying into an offshoot of the Mississippi River north of St. Mary across from Kaskaskia Island.
River aux Vases is a creek that rises in Union Township in western Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri and flows into the Mississippi River about two miles north of St. Marys, Missouri.
Saline Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Union Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Ste. Genevieve Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
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