Beauvais Township is a subdivision of

Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County (French: Ste-Geneviève), is a County (United States), county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the p ...

, in the United States of America, and is one of the five

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located in Ste. Genevieve County.

Name

The township was named in honor of Jean Baptiste St. Gemme Beauvais, an official of the county.The State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html

History

Beauvais Township is a township in Ste. Genevieve, County, Missouri. The township was formed in 1832 from parts of Saline and Ste. Genevieve Townships.

Populated places

There are two towns in Beauvais Township, with a population of 543. Approximately 1,246 people live in the remaining area of the township. *

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* River aux Vases *

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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.

Geography

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.

2000 census

The 2000 census shows Beauvais township consisting of 810 housing units with a population of 1,800 individuals.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,789 people, with a

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of 22.1 per square mile (68.6 km2), residing in the township. The racial makeup of the town was 97.32%

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, 1.06%

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, 0.56% Native American and Alaska Native, 0.11%

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, and 0.22% from

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, and 0.73% from two or more races.city.data.com Beauvais Township http://www.city-data.com/township/Beauvais-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.htmlMissouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf

References

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