Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | |
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City | |
![]() Maison Bequette-Ribault, c. 1805; privately owned | |
Nickname: "The Mother City of the West"[1] | |
![]() Location of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | |
![]() U.S. Census Map | |
Coordinates: 37°58′32″N 90°02′52″W / 37.97556°N 90.04778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Ste. Genevieve |
Township | Ste. Genevieve |
Incorporated | 1805 |
Named for | Saint Genevieve |
Government | |
• Mayor | Brian Keim |
Area | |
• Total | 3.90 sq mi (10.11 km2) |
• Land | 3.90 sq mi (10.10 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,999 |
• Density | 1,282.12/sq mi (495.00/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Zip code | 63670 |
Area code | 573 |
FIPS code | 29-64180[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2396523[3] |
Website | http://www.stegenevieve.org/ |
Ste. Genevieve (French: Sainte-Geneviève [sɛ̃t ʒənvjɛv]) is a city in Ste. Genevieve Township and is the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.[5] The population was 4,999 at the 2020 census.[6] Founded in 1735 by French Canadian colonists and settlers from east of the river, it was the first organized European settlement west of the Mississippi River in present-day Missouri. Today, it is home to Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, the 422nd unit of the National Park Service.
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