Jackson Township is a subdivision of

Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County (), is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,479. The largest city and county seat is Ste. Geneviev ...

, 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 for the President Andrew Jackson who became president the year that the township was founded.The State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste.Genevieve County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html

History

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

Populated places

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

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(part) * Kinsey * Needlemore * Valley View 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.

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.

2000 census

The 2000 census shows Jackson Township consisting of 3,337 individuals. The racial makeup of the town was 98.6%

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, 0.0%

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, 0.2%

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and Alaska Native, 0.0% Asian, and 0.08% from two or more races.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,616 people, with a

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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%

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and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, and 0.22% from

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, and 0.8% from two or more races. 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.US-Census-Gov
/ref>Missouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf

GNIS reference

The

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lists 32 townships named Jackson in various counties of Missouri.

References

{{authority control Geography of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Townships in Missouri