BOOK NOTES:  Some books which might be of general interest to students of the "Early Republic" period -- If you find any worth purchasing after following one of these links, a portion will go to support of this web site: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough a "story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others of high aspiration who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, ambitious to excel in their work." The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity by Jeffrey Sachs.  From book description: "For more than three decades, Jeffrey D. Sachs has been at the forefront of international economic problem solving.  But Sachs turns his attention back home in The Price of Civilization, a book that is essential reading for every American. In a forceful, impassioned, and personal voice, he offers not only a searing and incisive diagnosis of our country’s economic ills but also an urgent call for Americans to restore the virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity.

United States Geography in the Early Republic - MISSOURI

Missouri

Towns and Cities of Missouri

Saint Louis

In 1830, had a population of 6,000 - quite large for a town so far west at the time. It had, "on the eve of the [war of 1812]" (about 1810, I guess) 1000 inhabitants; by 1818, 3,500 inhabitants(!). By 1821, the French population had dwindled to 155 families (hard to compare to absolute population numbers, but that's all I have). The French element was, however still quite significant in the 1820s, making it the center of a fairly strong Catholic element in the Mississippi valley.

Until the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, it was French territory, and as a well situated river town, it was no mere frontier outpost.

Source: (for population 1830) Wade, Urban Frontier, p 201.

For the late territorial and early state days of Missouri (a couple of years before and after 1820), Chambers, ..Benton is useful.

Counties of Missouri

Rivers, Lakes, etc. of Missouri