Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; 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 citi ...
and
Scott Counties in the U.S. state of
Missouri
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. At the
2020 census, the population was 39,540.
The city is one of two principal cities of the Cape Girardeau-Jackson, 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 city is the economic center of Southeast Missouri and also the home of
Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...
. It is located approximately southeast of
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
and north of
Memphis
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* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
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.
History
The city is named after Jean Baptiste de Girardot, who established a temporary
trading post
A trading post, trading station, or trading house, also known as a factory, is an establishment or settlement where goods and services could be traded.
Typically the location of the trading post would allow people from one geographic area to tr ...
in the area around 1733. He was a French soldier stationed at
Kaskaskia
The Kaskaskia were one of the indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. They were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation, also called the Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in t ...
between 1704 and 1720 in the French colony of ''
La Louisiane
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''. The "
Cape
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...
" in the city name referred to a rock promontory overlooking the
Mississippi River
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; it was later destroyed by railroad construction. As early as 1765, a bend in the Mississippi River, about south of the French village of
Ste. Genevieve, had been referred to as Cape Girardot or Girardeau (both pronounced the same in French).
The settlement of Girardeau is said to date from 1793 when the Spanish government, which had acquired
Louisiana
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in 1764 following the French defeat in the
Seven Years' War
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, granted
Louis Lorimier
Pierre-Louis de Lorimier, usually Anglicized to Peter Loramie (March 1748 – June 26, 1812), was a colonial French-Canadian fur trader, British Indian agent, Shawnee agitator, and in later years, founded Cape Girardeau and Bollinger Counties ...
, a French-Canadian, the right to establish a trading post. This gave him trading privileges and a large tract of land surrounding his post. Lorimier was made commandant of the district and prospered from the returns on his land sales and trade with indigenous peoples, such as the Ozark Bluff Dwellers and the
Mississippian people.
Also in 1793,
Baron Carondelet granted land near Cape Girardeau to the
Black Bob Band of the
Hathawekela
Hathawekela (also spelled Oawikila, Thaawikila, Thawegila, Shawnee: ''θawikila'', French: ''Chalaqua'') was one of the five divisions (or bands) of the Shawnee, a Native American people during the 18th century. The other four divisions were the C ...
Shawnee
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, who had migrated from across the Mississippi River. The Band became known as the Cape Girardeau Shawnee. They successfully resisted
removal to
Indian Territory
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with the rest of the Shawnee tribe until 1833.
In 1799, American settlers founded the first English school west of the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau at a landmark called Mount Tabor, named by the settlers for the Biblical
Mount Tabor
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.
The town of Cape Girardeau was incorporated in 1808, prior to Missouri statehood. It was reincorporated as a city in 1843. The advent of the
steamboat
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in 1835 and related river trade stimulated the development of Cape Girardeau as the biggest port on the Mississippi River between
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
and
Memphis, Tennessee
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.
During the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
, the city was the site of the
Battle of Cape Girardeau
The Battle of Cape Girardeau was a military demonstration of the American Civil War, occurring on April 26, 1863 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The conflict was part of the pursuit of US Brigadier General John McNeil through Southeast Missouri by ...
on April 26, 1863. The Union and Confederate armies engaged in a minor four-hour skirmish, each sustaining casualties generally believed to be in the low double-digits.
For years travelers had to use ferries to cross the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau. In September 1928 a
bridge
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was completed between Missouri and Illinois. Built to accommodate cars, it was wide under standards of the time.
The Old Federal Courthouse, located at Broadway and Fountain Streets and built in the late 1940s, was the subject of a
U.S. Supreme Court
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case when it was being developed. In ''
United States v. Carmack
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'', 329 U.S. 230 (1946), the Court upheld the federal government's authority under the
Condemnation Act of 1888 to seize land owned by a state or locality.
In April 1941, 6 years before the alleged Roswell crash, Reverend William Huffman was allegedly called to the site of a crash of a disk-shaped plane without wings whose pilots were small gray creatures 3'6" to 4' tall with spindly legs. Two were reportedly dead at the site, and one is said to have expired in his arms. The Reverend allegedly said last rites over the creature and it was given a Christian burial in the cemetery.
In December 2003, the "Old Bridge" was succeeded by a new
four-lane cable-stayed bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. Its official name i
"The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge." honoring former U.S. Rep.
Bill Emerson
Norvell William Emerson (January 1, 1938 – June 22, 1996) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri from 1981 until his death from lung cancer in Bethesda, Maryland in ...
(R-Mo.) The two towers of the bridge reach a height of approximately . The "Old Bridge" was demolished after the Emerson Bridge opened.
The City of Cape Girardeau was recognized in January 2008 by First Lady
Laura Bush as a Preserve America Community for its work in surveying and protecting historic buildings.
The city is known to some as "The City of Roses" because of a stretch of highway that was once lined with dozens of rose bushes. Although there used to be many prominent
rose garden
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s around the community, few of these gardens have been maintained. The city is also known as "Cape Girardeau: Where the River Turns a Thousand Tales," due to the history of the town and the Mississippi River.
Historic landmarks
Numerous murals commemorate the city's history. The largest is the
Mississippi River Tales Mural, located on the city's downtown floodwall. Covering nearly , it spans the length of the downtown shopping district and features 24 panels. Behind the floodwall lies the
Riverfront Park of Cape Girardeau Missouri {{unreferenced, date=June 2019
The Cape Girardeau Missouri River Front Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri is located in front of the levee wall that protects the town from high water of the Mississippi River. The park has a stepped concrete seating p ...
, where riverboats dock and visitors can view the Mississippi River.
There are
39 historic sites in Cape Girardeau that are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. Of these, eight are historic districts, such as
Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District
Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In 2000, the area listed was and included 17 contributing buildings. In a first increase, an 1891 contributing building at 101 No ...
, which was listed in 2000 and includes multiple contributing properties. The growth of the town can be documented through
Sanborn maps
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, over 80 of which are available online. Other landmarks include the
Fort D
Fort D is a Civil War-era fort alongside the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
Construction
Work on Fort D began on August 6, 1861, under the direction of Lieutenant John W. Powell of Illinois. Later, Powell recruited a compa ...
Historic Site and the
Confederate War Memorial.
Among the city's older cemeteries are
Apple Creek Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, and
Old Lorimier Cemetery
The Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, Missouri was established between 1806 and 1808 by Louis Lorimier. The cemetery is located at 500 North Fountain Street overlooking the Mississippi River. There are believed to be more than 6,500 grave ...
.
Geography
Cape Girardeau is located at (37.309042, −89.546498).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
The "cape" that the city is named after no longer exists. A rock which remains from the previously existing cape can be seen on a promontory which overlooks the
Mississippi River
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in Cape Rock Park.
Climate
Cape Girardeau has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
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''Cfa'') with four distinct seasons and is located in
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
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6b. Winter typically brings a mix of rain, sleet, and snow, with occasional heavy snowfall and icing. The city has a January daily average of and averages 12.8 days annually with temperatures staying at or below freezing; the first and last freezes of the season on average fall on October 23 and April 7, respectively.
[ Summer is typically hazy, hot, and humid with a July daily average of , and there is an average of 47 days a year with high temperatures at or above .][ The average annual precipitation is , with the rainiest season being spring.][ Extremes in temperature range from , which last occurred on June 29, 2012, down to on January 11, 1977.][
]
Demographics
The Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL metropolitan area is part of the Cape Girardeau-Sikeston-Jackson, MO-IL CSA and as of 2019 had a population of 135,045.
2010 census
As of the census
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of 2010, there were 37,941 people, 15,205 households, and 8,466 families residing in the city. The population density
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was . There were 16,760 housing units at an average density of . As of July 2021, it is estimated that the racial makeup of the city was 80.6% White
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(78.2% Non-Hispanic White), 12.7% Black
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or African American
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, 0.00% Native American, 3.0% Asian
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, 0.2% Native Hawaiian
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or Pacific Islander
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, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 3.1% of the population.
There were 15,205 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 20.2% between the ages of 18 and 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age in the city was 32.1 years. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
2000 census
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 35,349 people, 14,380 households, and 8,297 families residing in the city. The population density
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was 1,456.5 people per square mile (562.4/km). There were 15,827 housing units at an average density of 652.1 per square mile (251.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 87.32% White
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, 9.30% Black
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or African American
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, 1.13% Asian
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, 0.39% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander
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, 0.43% from other races
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, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 14,380 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 18.4% from ages 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,502, and the median income for a family was $47,592. Males had a median income of $31,575 versus $21,392 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $21,877. About 8.5% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 and over.
Economy
According to the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, there are more than 100 employers in Cape Girardeau who employ at least 100 workers. The top employers in the city are:
Health
St. Francis HealthCare System serves the Cape Girardeau area. This system contains six different centers. St. Francis offers immediate care in Cape Girardeau and Perryville. Landmark Hospital is a 30-bed facility that treats patients with catastrophic or chronic medical conditions. St. Francis also has joint partnership with the Physician Alliance Surgery Center, which performs ear, nose, throat, and general surgery. The Black River Medical Center offers three beds and an emergency room. The main medical center is a 308-bed facility in Cape Girardeau that serves over 650,000 people. Patients come from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Arkansas. Some of the services offered at the main campus are the Neurosciences Institute, Orthopedic Institute, Family BirthPlace, Heart Hospital, Emergency and Trauma Center, Cancer Institute, and Fitness Plus.
Southeast Health is a health care system with its main facility, Southeast Missouri Hospital
Southeast Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri Hospital first opened in 1928 and has grown into a regional medical complex serving over 600,000 people in 22 counties in Southeast ...
, located in Cape Girardeau. This healthcare system serves patients from southeast Missouri, western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and northern Arkansas. Southeast Health also has a cancer center, heart center, fitness center, breast care and diagnostic center, campus health clinic, diabetes center, pharmacy, and hospice. Additional hospice services, including respite for caregivers and grief & bereavement services can be found at Crown Hospice, which serves the Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff areas.
Government
Municipal
Cape Girardeau is a home rule
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city that utilizes the council-manager form of government. The Cape Girardeau City Council is the elected governing body. The city council consists of the mayor and six city council members. The mayor is directly elected at-large (citywide) for a four-year term and the city council members are elected from six wards for staggered four-year terms. Cape Girardeau elected its first female mayor, Stacy Kinder, in the 2022 Mayoral race.
* List of Cape Girardeau Mayors
State and federal
In the Missouri General Assembly
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, Cape Girardeau is in the 27th Senate District and is currently represented by Republican
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Holly Rehder
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. Most of the city is included in the 147th Legislative District; small northern portions of the city are in the 146th Legislative District, represented by Republican Barry Hovis
Barry Hovis (born 1964 or 1965) is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives
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.
In the U.S. House of Representatives
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, Cape Girardeau is in Missouri's 8th Congressional District
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and is currently represented by Republican Jason T. Smith of Salem in Dent County.
Presidential
During the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, Democrats in the city gave a majority of their votes to former Vice President
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Joe Biden. He received 1,635 votes (54.88%) out of the total 2,979 votes cast in the city. Bernie Sanders
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, who had won the city four years earlier in 2016, placed second with 1,241 votes (41.66%). Although she had suspended her campaign before the date of the Missouri primary, U.S. Senator
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Elizabeth Warren
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of garnered 35 votes (2.14%) to finish third ahead of U.S. Representative
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Tulsi Gabbard
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of Hawaii with 24 votes (0.81%). Former Mayor
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Michael Bloomberg
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of New York City followed in fifth with 17 votes (0.57%).
Although he did not face a serious primary challenge in 2020, incumbent President
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Donald J. Trump
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clinched 1,818 votes (97.53%) out of the total 1,864 votes cast in the city during the 2020 Republican presidential primaries. Among the 46 defections, 26 (1.40%) voted uncommitted while 10 voters (0.54%) choose former Governor of Massachusetts
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and 2016 Libertarian Party
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vice-presidential nominee Bill Weld
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A Harvard and Oxford graduate, Weld began his career as legal counsel to ...
and six voters (0.32%) opted for former U.S. Representative Joe Walsh
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of Illinois.
In the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, GOP voters in the city of Cape Girardeau backed U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from ...
of Texas with 2,802 votes (47.29 percent) over real estate entrepreneur Donald J. Trump who finished second with 2,159 votes (36.44 percent). Former Governor
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John R. Kasich
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of Ohio
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finished third with 568 votes (9.59 percent) ahead of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida with 267 votes (4.51 percent).
In the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, Democratic voters in the city supported U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
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of Vermont with 1,334 votes (52.64 percent) over former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
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of New York with 1,179 votes (46.53 percent). Likewise, Clinton carried the city eight years earlier in the 2008 Democratic primaries with 2,057 votes (51.43 percent) over former U.S. Senator Barack Obama
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of neighboring Illinois who received 1,812 votes (45.30 percent) in the city. Former U.S. Senator John Edwards
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of North Carolina placed third with 102 votes (2.55 percent).
In the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, GOP voters in the city of Cape Girardeau supported former Governor of Massachusetts
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Massachuset ...
and current U.S. Senator Mitt Romney
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of Utah with 1,922 votes (38.48 percent) over former U.S. Senator John McCain
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of Arizona with 1,592 votes (31.87 percent). Former Governor
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Mike Huckabee of neighboring Arkansas placed in a not-so-distant third with 1,192 votes (23.86 percent) ahead of former U.S. Representative and libertarian
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Ron Paul of Texas with 193 votes (3.86 percent).
Education
There are over 20 different schools in Cape Girardeau. These range from pre-kindergarten to higher education. Public and private and parochial school systems are present within the city.
Public schools
The majority of Cape Girardeau (in Cape Girardeau County) is in Cape Girardeau Public Schools
Cape Girardeau Public Schools is the school district serving Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The district includes the vast majority of Cape Girardeau, as well as the majority of Dutchtown and small sections of Jackson and Scott City.
The City o ...
.
:*Alma Schrader Elementary – 1360 Randol Ave
:*Blanchard Elementary – 1829 N Sprigg St
:*Clippard Elementary – 2880 Hopper Road
:*Franklin Elementary – 1550 Themis St
:*Jefferson Elementary – 520 S Minnesota Ave
:*Central Middle School – 1900 Thilenius St
:*Central Junior High School – 205 Caruthers St
:* Central Senior High School – 1000 S Silver Springs Road
:*Career and Technology Center – 1080 S Silver Springs Road
:*Alternative Education Center – 330 N Spring St
A portion in Cape Girardeau County is in the Jackson R-II School District
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* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
Places
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.[
Most of Cape Girardeau in Scott County is in the ]Scott City R-I School District
Scott may refer to:
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* Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec
* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
* Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskat ...
, while a very small section is in Kelso C-7 School District.
Private schools
*Notre Dame Regional High School – 265 Notre Dame Dr
*Trinity Lutheran School – 55 N Pacific St
*Eagle Ridge Christian School – 4210 State Highway K
*Prodigy Leadership Academy – 232 Sierra Ridge Road
*St Mark Lutheran Preschool – 1900 Cape La Croix Road
*St. Mary's Cathedral School – 210 S Sprigg St
*St. Vincent De Paul Grade School – 1912 Ritter St
*Lynwood Christian Academy – 2935 Lynwood Hills Dr
Colleges
*Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education – 1080 S Silver Springs Road
*Metro Business College – 1732 N Kingshighway St
*Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...
– 1 University Plaza
*Southeast Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences – 2001 William St
*Eclipse School-Cosmetology – 52 S Plaza Way
*Trend Setters-Cosmetology Inc – 835 S Kingshighway
Public library
The city has one public library: the Municipal Library District of the City of Cape Girardeau.
Transportation
The City of Cape Girardeau has established a Transportation Trust Fund that implements a .5% local sales tax. All of that money is used on transportation improvement projects. General projects are also included to keep the city's streets in good condition.
On June 15, 2000 the Cape Girardeau County Commission passed Resolution 00-06 which formed the Cape Girardeau County Transportation Commission. The CGCTA now offers transportation to the citizens of Cape Girardeau County, which ultimately benefits the citizens of the city of Cape Girardeau. The services that the CGCTA offer are essentially buses and taxis.
In 2011, Cape Girardeau launched the Ride the City campaign. This dedicated 16 miles of bicycle lanes in city streets. There are lanes that are used only by bicycles and lanes where motor vehicles and bicycles can share space.
Public transit
Buses are offered to the citizens by the Cape Transit Authority and have several stops throughout the city. A general admission is $2, senior citizens are $1, and children ages 6 and under are free. Special pick-ups can be made to those who are disabled and live within three-fourths of mile from a designated stop. The Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority handles the city's bus and taxi service. Greyhound buses are also available for long-distance transit. Cape Girardeau is home to local rideshare service, carGO technologies that provides rides from anywhere in Cape Girardeau to surrounding cities such as, Jackson and Scott city.
Air
The City of Cape Girardeau owns the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
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. This is a full-service airport that offers flights to and from O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois
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In popular culture
*James McMurtry
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's "Song for a Deck Hand's Daughter" is set in Cape Girardeau.
*The novel '' Killshot'' by Elmore Leonard is set in this city. The novel was adapted as a 2009 film based on Leonard's novel; numerous scenes were shot on location in Cape Girardeau.
*Scenes for the film '' Gone Girl'' (2014), which is set in the fictional North Carthage, Missouri, were shot in Cape Girardeau.
*The 13th episode of the TV series ''Supernatural
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,'' "Route 666", which is said to take place in Cape Girardeau.
*The traditional folk song, "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me", most notably arranged by Dave Van Ronk
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, features a singer who has traveled the world, specifically mentioning visiting Cape Girardeau. The song was featured in the 2013 film '' Inside Llewyn Davis'', being performed by Oscar Isaac
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twice in the movie.
*In the novel ''Train Man'' (1999) by P.T. Deutermann
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Deutermann served in the United States Navy for 26 years, earning 19 medals and decorations and retiring with the rank ...
, the Thebes bridge south of Cape Girardeau spanning the Mississippi River to Illinois is a key plot point in the race by FBI investigators to find persons unknown who are sequentially demolishing all railroad bridges that cross the River, causing mayhem and massive delays for all rail transportation in the contiguous United States.
*The Glenn House, a historical building in downtown Cape Girardeau that is said to be haunted, was featured on Season 2 Episode 8 of A&E's "Ghost Hunters."
*The city features prominently in Peter Meredith's novel series The Undead World.
*The novel '' Darkness: A Slave's Story'' by Jeff Nebeker-Johnson
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Music
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is set in this city.
Notable people
File:Bill Barnes - Southern Campus 1960.jpg, William F. Barnes
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(1917–2009)
Former head football coach for UCLA
File:Dale Dye.jpg, Dale Dye
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(born 1944)
Actor and retired U.S. Marine
File:Linda Godwin.jpg, Linda M. Godwin
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(born 1952)
Scientist and former NASA astronaut
File:Chic Hecht.JPG, Chic Hecht
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Early life ...
(1928–2006)
U.S. Senator from Nevada
File:Rod-Jetton.jpg, Rod Jetton
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Former state of Missouri Speaker of the House
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Former Lieutenant Governor
File:Rush Limbaugh by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Rush Limbaugh
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(1951–2021)
Radio personality and political commentator
File:Mark Littell343.jpg, Mark Littell
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(born 1953)
Former professional baseball pitcher
File:Jess Stacy.jpg, Jess Stacy
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(1904–1995)
Jazz pianist
File:William Sebastian Stone.jpg, William S. Stone
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(1910–1968)
Former Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy
* Jacob M. Appel, novelist, lived in Cape Girardeau (1982–1984), set several books in Cape Girardeau
* Leon Brinkopf
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Brinkopf was originally signed by the St. Louis Browns in 1944 but found himself released a year later ...
(1926–1998), shortstop in Major League Baseball
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for the Chicago Cubs
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in 1952 born and died in Cape Girardeau
* Karilyn Brown (born c. 1947), born in Cape Girardeau; Republican
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Pulaski County since 2015
* Joseph Cable
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, a Medal of Honor
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recipient during the American Indian Wars
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* Shirley Crites
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"Squi ...
(1934–1990), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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player
* A.J. Ellis
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, former Major League Baseball
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catcher, born in Cape Girardeau
* John Thomson Faris
John Thomson Faris (23 January 1871 – 13 April 1949) was an American editor, author, and clergyman. Faris was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, son of William Wallace Faris, D.D. and Isabella Hardy Thomson. He was married twice: first to Cla ...
(1871–1949), clergyman, born in Cape Girardeau
* Mary M. Hagan-Harrell, served in the Missouri House of Representatives
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, born in Cape Girardeau
* Andrew Conway Ivy, (1893–1978), president of the American Physiological Society
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(1939–1941)
* Terry Jones
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After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...
(born 1951), fundamentalist pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
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* Peter Kinder
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, 46th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2005–2017)
* Richard Kinder
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Early life
Richard Kinder was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1944. ...
, businessman and co-founder and executive chairman of Kinder Morgan, Inc.
* The Limbaugh family
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, including political commentators, brothers David
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and Rush Limbaugh
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* Stephanie O'Sullivan
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, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, born in Cape Girardeau
* Susan Beth Scott (born 1992), 2008 and 2012 U.S. Paralympic Medalist Swimmer
* John Locke Scripps
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(1818–1866), journalist and biographer[James Edmund Scripps, ''A Genealogical History of the Scripps Family and Its Various Alliances,'' R.L. Polk Printing Company, 1903]
* Tony Spinner
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, guitarist and singer
* Billy Swan, singer who had a #1 hit song named "I Can Help
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" in 1974.
* Terry Teachout
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He was the drama critic of ''The Wall Street Journal'', the critic-at-large of '' Commentary ...
, writer
* Robert Henry Whitelaw
Robert Henry Whitelaw (January 30, 1854 – July 27, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born on a farm near Lloyds, Virginia, Whitelaw moved with his father to Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, in 1856.
He returned to Essex Count ...
(1854–1937), U.S. Congressman
* James Naile (born 1993), Major League Baseball
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pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
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.
References
External links
City of Cape Girardeau
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection – Cape Girardeau
at the University of Missouri
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Cities in Missouri
Cities in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Cities in Scott County, Missouri
Missouri populated places on the Mississippi River
French colonial settlements of Upper Louisiana