Saint Francois Township, Wayne County, Missouri

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Saint Francois Township is an inactive township in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.

Wayne County, Missouri county in Missouri

Wayne County is a county located in the Ozark foothills in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,521. The county seat is Greenville. The county was officially organized on December 11, 1818, and is named after General "Mad" Anthony Wayne who served in the American Revolutionary War.

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Saint Francois Township took its name from the St. Francis River. [2]

St. Francis River river in the United States of America

The St. Francis River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 426 miles (686 km) long, in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States. The river drains a mostly rural area and forms part of the Missouri-Arkansas state line along the western side of the Missouri Bootheel.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Francois Township, Wayne County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

Coordinates: 37°06′49″N90°27′05″W / 37.1136°N 90.4514°W / 37.1136; -90.4514

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