Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Administration
Full nameCape Girardeau, Missouri
Official nameCape Girardeau, Missouri
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesCape Girardeau, Scott
Government
TypeMayor-Council
MayorHarry Rediger (R)
Geography
Total Area24.3 sq mi (62.9 km2)
Land Area24.3 sq mi (62.9 km2)
Water Area0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation351 ft (107 m)
Demography
Total Population37657 (2009)
Density (pop.)562.2/km2 (1456.5/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)134051
Other information
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code63701, 63702, 63703, 63705
Area code573
FIPS code29-11242 
GNIS feature ID0731549 

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Cape Girardeau ( , -frkap ʒiʁaʁdoCap-Girardeau.ogg; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately 115 mi (185.1 km) southeast of St. Louis. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city's population was 35,349 — however in 2009, the population was estimated at 37,657. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri State University and the largest city in southeast Missouri. Although it is the largest city in Cape Girardeau County, the county seat is Jackson.

The Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area embraces Alexander County, Illinois, Bollinger County, Missouri and Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

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Cape Girardeau group seeking to ban smoking in public buildings, including ... - KSPR Tweet this news
KSPR--By AP -CAPE GIRARDEAU-, -Mo-. (AP) � A group in Cape Girardeau has been seeking to ban smoking in public buildings. The group, Cape Girardeau Breathe Easy, ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:28:03 GMT+00:00
Fisherman catches 115 pound catfish in Cape Girardeau - KSDK Tweet this news
KSDK--Rick Hastings says he and a friend were fishing on the -Missouri- side of the Mississippi River Sunday night when a big catfish grabbed his line and took them ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:15:08 GMT+00:00
Cape Girardeau police report 8/10/10 - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--Curtis L. Smith, 31, 337 N. Ellis St., was arrested in a -Missouri- Department of Corrections warrant for a probation violation. * Laseric M. Danner, 23, ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:03:36 GMT+00:00
More Missouri Students, Less Money To Go Around - OzarksFirst.com (blog) Tweet this news
OzarksFirst.com (blog)--Record enrollments are expected across the state - from -Missouri- State University in Springfield to Southeast -Missouri- State in -Cape Girardeau-. ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:04:54 GMT+00:00
Family: man charged for not reporting missing man - KOAM-TV Tweet this news
KOAM-TV--AP - July 11, 2010 7:34 PM ET -CAPE GIRARDEAU-, -Mo-. (AP) - The father of a southeast -Missouri- man who died while hiking in Mongolia said another American ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:51:10 GMT+00:00
Cape Girardeau residents travel to Africa to lend a hand - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--Danea Johnson, a hairstylist in -Cape Girardeau-, said this will be her first trip to Africa. She said she is looking forward to working with children and ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:31:20 GMT+00:00
Kickoff event for Memory Walk draws 40 people - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--So far, 25 teams are registered in the -Cape Girardeau- area. Birk said the easiest way to register is by visiting the Alzheimer's Association website, ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:09:18 GMT+00:00
Autopsy results pending for Cape Girardeau hiker - News-Leader.com Tweet this news
News-Leader.com--AP • July 8, 2010 -CAPE GIRARDEAU-, -Mo-. (AP) � Relatives of a southeast -Missouri- man who died while on a hiking trip in Mongolia are still awaiting autopsy ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:35:44 GMT+00:00
Car slams into Cape Girardeau building - KFVS Tweet this news
KFVS--by Heartland News -CAPE GIRARDEAU-, -MO- (KFVS) - One driver went on a very wild ride Friday afternoon, a ride that ended in an abrupt stop. ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:47:06 GMT+00:00
Former Arts Council employee charged with fraud has hearing set - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--A -Cape Girardeau- woman accused of defrauding her former employer, the Arts Council of Southeast -Missouri-, had her preliminary hearing set Tuesday before ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 01:48:32 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

County seat: Jackson
CitiesCape Girardeau � * Delta * Jackson * Scott City
VillagesAllenville * Dutchtown * Gordonville * Oak Ridge * Old Appleton * Pocahontas * Whitewater
TownshipsApple Creek * Byrd * Cape Girardeau * Hubble * Kinder * Liberty * Randol * Shawnee * Welch * Whitewater
Unincorporated
communities
Burfordville * Daisy * Egypt Mills * Friedheim * Fruitland * Millersville * New Wells * Oriole
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Municipalities and communities of Scott County, Missouri

County seat: Benton
CitiesBenton * Cape Girardeau � * Chaffee * Miner � * Morley * Oran * Scott City � * Sikeston
VillagesBlodgett * Commerce * Diehlstadt * Haywood City * Kelso * Lambert * Vanduser
TownshipsCommerce * Kelso * Moreland * Morley * Richland * Rootwad * Sandywoods * Sylvania * Tywappity
Unincorporated
communities
Illmo * Perkins
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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