Saint Michaels Township, Madison County, Missouri

Saint Michaels Township is a township in Madison County, Missouri, in the United States.

Name

St. Michaels Township's name derives from the town of St. Michel which was an earlier settlement located at present-day Fredericktown, Missouri.[1]

History

St. Michaels Township is one of the three original townships which were created in 1818 at the time of Madison county's establishment and lies in the western part of Madison County.[2] It was named after the oldest settlement in Madison County, St. Michel (founded 1802), today known as Fredericktown. St. Michael Township was preserved when the county was redistricted in 1845. However, its boundaries were altered in 1846 and again in 1857 when another township – Polk Township – was added to the county, and then once again in 1909 when Mine La Motte Township was established.[3] St. Michaels Township contains three communities: Cobalt, Fredericktown and Junction.[4]

Demographics

2000 census

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 6,671 people, 31 households, and 23 families residing in the township. The population density was 125 inhabitants per square mile (48/km^2). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 321.2 per square mile (124.0/km^2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.[6][7] There were 2,740 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together.[7][8]

GNIS reference

This township is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) under the name "Saint Michael" at location 37°32′43″N 90°17′35″W.[9]

References

1. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Madison County, Missouri: by Arthur Paul Moser http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/madisonpl.html
2. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Madison County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/madisonco.html
3. State Historical Society of Missouri: Madison County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_madison.html
4. "Official Manual of the State of Missouri". 1901. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. DIANE Publishing (2000). Census of population and housing (2000): Missouri Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics. ISBN 9781428985902.
7. St. Michael township, Madison County, Missouri (MO) http://www.city-data.com/township/St.-Michael-Madison-MO.html
8. "Missouri, 2000: 2000 Census of Population and Housing – Summary population and housing characteristics". 2002. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
9. "Township of Saint Michael". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 27, 2014.