Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
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 / 37.97556; -90.04778
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Ste. Genevieve
Township	Ste. Genevieve
Incorporated	1805
Named for	Saint Genevieve
Government
• Mayor	Brian Keim
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	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.