Saint Michaels Township, Madison County, Missouri

St. Michaels Township's name derives from the town of St. Michel which was an earlier settlement located at present-day Fredericktown, Missouri.

[1] St. Michaels Township is one of the three original townships which were created in 1818 at the time of Madison county's establishment and lies in the western part of Madison County.

[2] It was named after the oldest settlement in Madison County, St. Michel (founded 1802), today known as Fredericktown.

[3] St. Michaels Township contains three communities: Cobalt, Fredericktown and Junction.

[4] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 6,671 people, 31 households, and 23 families residing in the township.