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St. Francois County, Missouri

Saint Francois County, Missouri
St Francois County Missouri Courthouse-20150101-073-pano.jpg
St. Francois County Courthouse in Farmington
Map of Missouri highlighting Saint Francois County
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded December 19, 1821
Named for St. Francis River
Seat Farmington
Largest city Farmington
Area
 • Total 455 sq mi (1,178 km2)
 • Land 452 sq mi (1,171 km2)
 • Water 2.8 sq mi (7 km2), 0.6%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 66,520
 • Density 145/sq mi (56/km²)
Congressional district 8th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.sfcgov.org
St. Francois County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Dan Ward Democratic
Circuit Clerk Vicki J. Weible Democratic
County Clerk Mark L. Hedrick Democratic
Collector Pamela J. Williams Democratic
Commissioner
(Presiding)
Harold Gallaher Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)
Gay Wilkinson Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)
Patrick Mullins Democratic
Coroner James Coplin Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney Jerrod D. Mahurin Democratic
Public Administrator V. Kenneth Rohrer Democratic
Recorder Steve Grider Democratic
Sheriff Daniel R. Bullock Democratic
Treasurer Kerry Glore Democratic
St. Francois County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain 1,727 (38.01%)
Mike Huckabee 1,631 (35.90%)
Mitt Romney 949 (20.89%)
Ron Paul 134 (2.95%)
St. Francois County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton 5,418 (70.25%)
Barack Obama 1,993 (25.84%)
John Edwards (withdrawn) 224 (2.90%)

St. Francois County /ˌsnt ˈfrænss/ is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,359. The largest city and county seat is Farmington. The county was officially organized on December 19, 1821. It was named after the St. Francis River. The origin of the river's name is unclear. It might refer to St. Francis of Assisi. Another possibility is that Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit who explored the region in 1673, named the river for the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Marquette had spent some time at the mission of St. Francois Xavier before his voyage and, as a Jesuit, was unlikely to have given the river a name honoring the Franciscans.

St. Francois County comprises the Farmington, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area.


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