Union Township, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Union Township
Civil Township

Location of Ste. Genevieve County
Coordinates: 37°52′45″N 90°19′44″W / 37.87916°N 90.32896°WCoordinates: 37°52′45″N 90°19′44″W / 37.87916°N 90.32896°W[1]
Country United States
State Missouri
County Ste. Genevieve
Area
 • Total 92 sq mi (240 km2)
 • Land 91.9 sq mi (238 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  0.85%
GNIS Feature ID 767328

Union 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.

Name

The origin of the name is not certain, but may be connected to President Andrew Jackson’s championship of national unity. [2]

History

Union Township was formed in 1834 out of the western portion of Jackson Township. [3]

Populated places

There are several communities in Union Township. The only incorporated community, Grayhawk, has a population of 408.

The township also contains 6 churches: Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Fairview Church, Genevieve Church, Little Vine Church, Salem Church, and Three Rivers Baptist Church, as well as the following cemeteries: Doss, Haile, Jenning, Mackley, McClintock, McGee, Murphy, and Oakland. [4] [5]

Geography

Union Township is located in the western portion of Ste. Genevieve County. A number of streams run through the township: Bear Creek, Hickory Creek, North Fork Jonca Creek, and South Fork Jonca Creek. The following lakes are found in the township: Erb Lake, Hart Lake, Lake Genevieve, Lake Ocie, Lake Wanda Lee, Lake Ski, Tragden Lake, and Trautman Lake. [6]

2000 census

The 2000 census shows Union Township consisting of 2,596 individuals. [7] The racial makeup of the town was 2,555 (98.42%) White, 10 (0.38%) African American, 23 (0.88%) Native American and Alaska Native, 2 (0.07%) Asian, and 6 (0.23%) from two or more races. [8]

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,399 housing units consisting of 2,779 people, with a population density of 30.5 per square mile residing in the township. Males make up 1,294 (50.3%) of the population, while females comprise of 1.278 (49.7%). The median age for men is 30.8 years and 37.9 years for women. The racial makeup of the town was 2,738 (98.52)% White, 11 (0.40%) African American, 13 (0.47%) Native American and Alaska Native, 1 (0.04%) Asian, and 7 (0.25%) from other races, and 9 (0.32%) from two or more races. [9] [10]

The average household size 2.79 persons. The estimated median household income in 2009 was $43,429 ($36,425 in 1999). 13% of the residents have an income below the poverty rate. [11] [12] [13]

Other Union townships

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) records 33 townships named Union in various counties of Missouri.

References

  1. ↑ "Township of Union". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  2. ↑ The State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste.Genevieve County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
  3. ↑ Robert Sidney Douglass (1912). "Opening the Ozarks: History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1".
  4. ↑ city.data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Union-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  5. ↑ U.S. Geoview.info http://us.geoview.info/township_of_union,4412662
  6. ↑ U.S. Geoview.info http://us.geoview.info/township_of_union,4412662
  7. ↑ DIANE Publishing (2000). "Missouri: 2000 - Census of population and housing (2000): Missouri Summary Population and Housing Characteristics". ISBN 9781428986565.
  8. ↑ DIANE Publishing (2003). "Census of population and housing (2000): Missouri Population and Housing Unit Counts". ISBN 9781428985896.
  9. ↑ Places of the USA: http://www.placesofusa.com/missouri/ste-genevieve-county/union-township/
  10. ↑ city.data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Union-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  11. ↑ City-Data.com http://www.city-data.com/township/Union-Ste.-Genevieve-MO.html
  12. ↑ US Census.gov http://www2.census.gov/geo/www/bas12/st29_mo/cou/c29186_ste_genevieve/BAS12C22918600000_000.pdf
  13. ↑ Missouri: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf