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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = East Cape Girardeau, Illinois | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]] | image_skyline = East Cape Girardeau.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Alexander County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas East Cape Girardeau Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of East Cape Girardeau in Illinois | image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|37|17|46|N|89|29|43|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Illinois}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Illinois|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of precincts in Illinois|Precinct]] | subdivision_name3 = [[McClure Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois|McClure]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Village president | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 2.00 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.96 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.03 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 335 | elevation_point = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 289 | population_rank = | population_density_sq_mi = 147.37 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP Code(s)]] | postal_code = 62957 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 618|618]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 17-21605 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2398772<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398772}}</ref> | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = East Cape Girardeau, Illinois | website = | footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5.17 | area_land_km2 = 5.08 | area_water_km2 = 0.09 | population_density_km2 = 56.91 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = }} '''East Cape Girardeau''' is a village in [[McClure Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois|McClure Precinct]], [[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 289 at the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 census" /> It is part of the [[Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area]], including areas on both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the Mississippi River. ==History== A post office was established at East Cape Girardeau in 1874, and remained in operation until 1913.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Alexander | title=Alexander County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=November 4, 2015}}</ref> The village lies east of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, hence the name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA103|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=103}}</ref> ==Geography== East Cape Girardeau is located at {{coord|37|17|46|N|89|29|43|W|type:city}} (37.296030, -89.495237).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, East Cape Girardeau has a total area of {{convert|2.00|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.96|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.30%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.70%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> East Cape Girardeau is across the [[Mississippi River]] from [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]. 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== {{US Census population |align=left|1980= 539 |1990= 451 |2000= 437 |2010= 385 |2020= 289 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web|title=2020 Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1721605|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> }} As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1721605 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 289 people, 153 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|144.86|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 161 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|80.70|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 82.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] 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 [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,811. About 8.4% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Alexander County, Illinois}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Alexander County, Illinois]] [[Category:Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area]] [[Category:Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River]] [[Category:1874 establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Illinois]]
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