Beauvais Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
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Beauvais Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ste. Genevieve County | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′08″N 90°03′53″W / 37.83549°N 90.06467°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Ste. Genevieve |
| Established | [2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.4 sq mi (211 km2) |
| • Land | 81.1 sq mi (210 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km2) 0.95% |
| GNIS Feature ID | 767324 |
Beauvais 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.
The township was named in honor of Jean Baptiste St. Gemme Beauvais, an official of the county.[3]
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.[4]
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.
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.[5]
