Jackson Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

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Jackson Township
Map of Missouri highlighting Sainte Genevieve County.svg
Location of Ste. Genevieve County
Coordinates: 38°01′46″N90°16′40″W / 38.02950°N 90.27767°W / 38.02950; -90.27767 Coordinates: 38°01′46″N90°16′40″W / 38.02950°N 90.27767°W / 38.02950; -90.27767 [1]
Country United States
State Missouri
County Ste. Genevieve
Area
  Total101 sq mi (260 km2)
  Land97.4 sq mi (252 km2)
  Water2.7 sq mi (7 km2)
GNIS Feature ID 767325

Jackson 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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Name

The township was named for the President Andrew Jackson who became president the year that the township was founded. [2]

History

Jackson Township was created in 1827 from the northern portion of Ste. Genevieve Township. [3]

Populated places

There are several communities in Jackson Township. The only incorporated community, Bloomsdale, has a population of 521.

The township also contains three churches: Saint Lawrence’s Catholic Church, and Lebanon Church, as well as the following cemeteries: Beckemeyer, Bequette, Bockenhamp, Concord, Hoover, and Moeller. [4] [5]

Geography

Jackson Township is located in the northern portion of Ste. Genevieve County. A number of streams run through the township: Carpenter Branch, Coots Creek, Cunningham Branch, Fourche a du Clos, Goose Creek, Isle du Bois Creek, Kinsey Creek, and Pin Hook Branch. The following lakes are found in the township: Corbin Lake, Werners Sunset Lake, Sunset Lake, and Pinkston Lake. [6]

2000 census

The 2000 census shows Jackson Township consisting of 3,337 individuals. [7] The racial makeup of the town was 98.6% White, 0.0% African American, 0.2% Native American and Alaska Native, 0.0% Asian, and 0.08% from two or more races.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,616 people, with a population density of 34 per square mile (68.6 km2), residing in the township. Males make up 1,686 (50.5%) of the population, while females make up 1,651 (49.5%). The median age for men is 35.7 years and for women is 35.4.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.3% White, 0.0% African American, 0.2% Native American and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, and 0.22% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. [8] [9] [10]

The average household size 2.72 persons. The estimated median household income in 2009 was $45.556 ($38,209 in 1999). 11.0% of the residents have an income below the poverty rate. [11] [12] [13]

GNIS reference

The Geographic Names Information System lists 32 townships named Jackson in various counties of Missouri.

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References

  1. "Township of Jackson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. The State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste.Genevieve County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
  3. Robert Sidney Douglass (1912). "Opening the Ozarks:History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1".Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  5. U.S. Geoview.info http://us.geoview.info/township_of_jackson,4392244
  6. U.S. Geoview.info http://us.geoview.info/township_of_jackson,4392244
  7. DIANE Publishing (2000). "Missouri: 2000 - Census of population and housing (2000): Missouri Summary Population and Housing Characteristics". ISBN   9781428986565.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Places of the USA: http://www.placesofusa.com/missouri/ste-genevieve-county/jackson-township/
  9. city.data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Jackson-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  10. DIANE Publishing (2003). "Opening the Ozarks: Census of population and housing (2000): Missouri Population and Housing Unit Counts". ISBN   9781428985896.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. City-Data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Jackson-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  12. US-Census-Gov
  13. Missouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf