Jackson Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
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Jackson Township | |
|---|---|
Location of Ste. Genevieve County | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′46″N 90°16′40″W / 38.02950°N 90.27767°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Ste. Genevieve |
| Established | [2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 101 sq mi (260 km2) |
| • Land | 97.4 sq mi (252 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
| GNIS Feature ID | 767325 |
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.
The township was named for the President Andrew Jackson who became president the year that the township was founded.[3]
History
Jackson Township was created in 1827 from the northern portion of Ste. Genevieve Township.[4]
Populated places
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]
