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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

US county information
NameCape Girardeau County
StateMissouri
SeatJackson
Largest cityCape Girardeau
US Area
Total Area586 sq mi (1517.7 km2)
Land Area579 sq mi (1499.6 km2)
Water Area8 sq mi (20.7 km2)
Population Est.73243 (2008)
Density45.9/km2 (119/sq mi)
Named forEnsign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot (also spelled Girardeau or Girardat) and a rock
Time zoneCentral
Time zoneCentral: UTC-6/-5: -6/-5

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Cape Girardeau County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 68,693; a 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 73,243. While the largest city in the county is Cape Girardeau, the county seat is actually Jackson, which was the first city named in honor of President Andrew Jackson . The county was officially organized on October 1, 1812.

Cape Girardeau County is the central hub of the Cape Girardeau - Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The county is the site of the oldest cold case in the state of Missouri. Bonnie Huffman, a 20-year-old schoolteacher, was found murdered in a ditch just outside of Delta on July 2, 1954.

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Fire destroys Cape Girardeau County home - KFVS Tweet this news
KFVS--By Heartland News -CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY-, -MO- (KFVS) - An overnight fire destroys a home in Cape Girardeau County on Route U just south of Highway A. ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:06:45 GMT+00:00
Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 1/10/11 - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--A public hearing to consider the request of IOC--Cape Girardeau- LLC to rezone about 23 acres at approximately 800 N. Spanish St. to planned development ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:06:29 GMT+00:00
Cape Girardeau police report 1/9/11 - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--A license plate was reported found at 40 S. Sprigg St. The -Cape Girardeau County- Sheriff's Department released the following items. ... - Date : Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:25:31 GMT+00:00
KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar BluffMurdered former ... - KFVS Tweet this news
KFVS--Entertainment News from AP By Heartland News JEFFERSON CITY, -MO- (KFVS) - Friends, family and fellow officers will say their goodbyes to 52-year-old Paul ... - Date : Sun, 09 Jan 2011 02:22:19 GMT+00:00
KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar BluffCape Girardeau ... - KFVS Tweet this news
KFVS--Entertainment News from AP By Kathy Sweeney - bio | email CAPE GIRARDEAU, -MO- (KFVS) - 2011 will be a good year for business in -Cape Girardeau County-. ... - Date : Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:14:41 GMT+00:00
Court of Appeals judge to preside over Cape Girardeau County felony theft case - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--Three -Missouri- Circuit Court judges have recused themselves from the case since charges were filed December 2009 by -Cape Girardeau County- Prosecuting ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:15:45 GMT+00:00
Out of the past 1/7/11 - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian---Cape Girardeau County- Clerk Rodney Miller says he will seek a third term as the county's chief records keeper and election official; his is the first ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:12:14 GMT+00:00
KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar BluffLaw enforcement ... - KFVS Tweet this news
KFVS--Entertainment News from AP By Holly Brantley - bio | email NEW MADRID -COUNTY-, -MO- (KFVS) - Governor Jay Nixon is now the last hope for a Heartland man who ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:52:23 GMT+00:00
Cape Girardeau police report 1/7/11 - Southeast Missourian Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian--* Jessica Elizabeth Sylvester, 20, 7 Village Drive, was arrested on a -Cape Girardeau County- warrant for failure to appear for a traffic violation. ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:12:09 GMT+00:00
Hiking future Trail of Tears site - Southeast Missourian (blog) Tweet this news
Southeast Missourian (blog)---Cape Girardeau County- citizens tour the proposed site for Trail of Tears State Park on April 5, 1956 in this photo by GD Fronabarger. ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:39:17 GMT+00:00

State :
Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2008 56.23% 20,672 41.75% 15,348 2.02% 744
2004 65.26% 22,433 33.49% 11,511 1.25% 429
2000 62.50% 18,543 35.36% 10,491 2.14% 635
1996 49.68% 13,781 48.38% 13,422 1.94% 538

Federal : Political Culture
Past Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2008 66.30% 24,768 32.68% 12,208 1.02% 379
2004 68.90% 23,814 30.57% 10,568 0.53% 183
2000 66.42% 19,832 31.26% 9,334 2.32% 693
1996 56.32% 15,557 36.05% 9,957 7.63% 2,108

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



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