Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste.

Genevieve Township was the site of the earliest European settlement in Missouri dating back to the early 1700s.

The French colonial settlers partially came from Lower Louisiana, Quebec in Canada, and France.

These Creole Habitants farmed the rich bottomlands along the Mississippi River, particularly the Grand Champ bottom, while coureur des bois trapped and traded furs.

The local economy provided food and goods for the needs of the Upper Louisiana colony and New Orleans.

The King's Road or Kingshighway (French: le Chemin du Roi or Rue Royale) was begun in 1779 and connected the communities and outposts on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Genevieve Township was split between two French colonial districts: Ste.

[10] As of the census of 2010, there were 8,991 people, with a population density of 73 per square mile residing in the township.