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Jackson Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°01′46″N 90°16′40″W / 38.02950°N 90.27767°W / 38.02950; -90.27767
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Jackson Township
Civil Township
Location of Ste. Genevieve County
Location of Ste. Genevieve County
Coordinates: 38°01′46″N 90°16′40″W / 38.02950°N 90.27767°W / 38.02950; -90.27767[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySte. Genevieve
Area
 • Total
101 sq mi (260 km2)
 • Land97.4 sq mi (252 km2)
 • Water2.7 sq mi (7 km2)
GNIS Feature ID767325

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.

Name

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The township was named for the President Andrew Jackson who became president the year that the township was founded.[3]

History

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Jackson Township was created in 1827 from the northern portion of Ste. Genevieve Township.[4]

Populated places

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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.[5][6]

Geography

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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.[7]

2000 census

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The 2000 census shows Jackson Township consisting of 3,337 individuals.[8] 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

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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.[9][10][11]

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.[12][13][14]

GNIS reference

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

References

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  1. ^ "Township of Jackson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Places of the USA: Beauvais Township http://www.placesofusa.com/missouri/ste-genevieve-county/beauvais-township/ Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste.Genevieve County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
  4. ^ 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. ISBN 9780722207536.
  5. ^ City-Data. http://www.city-data.com/township/Jackson-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  6. ^ U.S. Geoview.info http://us.geoview.info/township_of_jackson,4392244
  7. ^ U.S. Geoview.info http://us.geoview.info/township_of_jackson,4392244
  8. ^ DIANE Publishing (2000). Missouri: 2000 - Census of population and housing (2000): Missouri Summary Population and Housing Characteristics. ISBN 9781428986565.
  9. ^ Places of the USA: http://www.placesofusa.com/missouri/ste-genevieve-county/jackson-township/
  10. ^ city.data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Jackson-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  11. ^ DIANE Publishing (2003). Opening the Ozarks: Census of population and housing (2000): Missouri Population and Housing Unit Counts. ISBN 9781428985896.
  12. ^ City-Data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Jackson-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  13. ^ US-Census-Gov
  14. ^ Missouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf
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