Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Ste. Genevieve County
County
Ste. Genevieve County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°53′36″N 90°12′12″W / 37.8933°N 90.2033°W / 37.8933; -90.2033
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	October 1, 1812
Named for	Saint Genevieve
Seat	Ste. Genevieve
Largest city	Ste. Genevieve
Area
• Total	507 sq mi (1,310 km2)
• Land	499 sq mi (1,290 km2)
• Water	7.6 sq mi (20 km2)  1.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,479
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	stegencounty.org

Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County (French: Ste-Geneviève), is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,479.^[1] The largest city and county seat is Ste. Genevieve.^[2] The county was officially organized on October 1, 1812, and is named after the Spanish district once located in the region, after Saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, France.

It includes Ste. Genevieve, the earliest settlement west of the Mississippi River outside New Spain, and one of the French colonial mid-Mississippi valley villages. It is one of the last places where Paw Paw French is still spoken.