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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
St. Francois County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,922. The largest city and county seat is Farmington. The county was officially organized on December 19, 1821. It was named after the St. Francis River. The origin of the river's name is unclear. It might refer to St. Francis of Assisi. Another possibility is that Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit who explored the region in 1673, named the river for the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Marquette had spent some time at the mission of St. Francois Xavier before his voyage and, as a Jesuit, was unlikely to have given the river a name honoring the Franciscans.
St. Francois County comprises the Farmington, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1822 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1822 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1822 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1836 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1883 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1830 | 2,366
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1840 | 3,211
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1850 | 5,313
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1860 | 7,249
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1870 | 9,742
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1880 | 13,822
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1890 | 17,347
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1900 | 24,051
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1910 | 35,738
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1920 | 31,403
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1930 | 35,832
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1940 | 35,950
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1950 | 35,276
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1960 | 36,516
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1970 | 36,818
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1980 | 42,600
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1990 | 48,904
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mostfran/
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