Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau (/dʒɪˈrɑːrdoʊ/ jirr-AR-doh, French: Cap-Girardeau [kap ʒiʁaʁdo] ⓘ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal cities of the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Alexander County, Illinois, Bollinger County, Missouri and Cape Girardeau County, Missouri and has a population of 97,517. The sliver of the city located in Scott County is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the entire city forms the core of the Cape Girardeau-Sikeston Combined Statistical Area.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri | |
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Downtown Cape Girardeau | |
| Nicknames: Cape, The City of Roses, River City | |
Location of Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties, Missouri. | |
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′39″N 89°33′35″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Cape Girardeau, Scott |
| Founded | 1793 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Stacy Kinder |
| Area | |
| • City | 29.31 sq mi (75.91 km2) |
| • Land | 29.25 sq mi (75.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 39,540 |
| • Density | 1,351.75/sq mi (521.91/km2) |
| • Metro | 97,699 (US: 362nd |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 63701–63703, 63705 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-11242 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393737 |
| Website | cityofcapegirardeau.org |
The city is the economic center of Southeast Missouri and also the home of Southeast Missouri State University. It is located approximately 100 miles (161 km) southeast of St. Louis and 150 miles (241 km) north of Memphis.