East Cape Girardeau is a village in Alexander County,

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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 ...

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History

A post office was established at East Cape Girardeau in 1874, and remained in operation until 1913. The village lies east of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, hence the name.

Geography

East Cape Girardeau is located at (37.296030, -89.495237). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, East Cape Girardeau has a total area of , of which (or 98.30%) is land and (or 1.70%) is water. East Cape Girardeau is across the

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Cape Girardeau, Missouri 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 ...

. The two are connected by the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge which opened in December 2003 following the demolition of the Old Mississippi River Bridge constructed in 1928.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 289 people, 153 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 161 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 82.70%

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, 7.27%

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, 0.35% Asian, 0.69% from

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, and 9.00% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.77% of the population. There were 153 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.75% were married couples living together, 2.61% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.75% were non-families. 33.33% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.57% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 2.80. The village's age distribution consisted of 26.8% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $37,875, and the median income for a family was $48,194. Males had a median income of $34,554 versus $20,313 for females. The

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for the village was $17,811. About 8.4% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the

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, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Villages in Alexander County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River 1874 establishments in Illinois