Welcome to Cape Girardeau County ...
Time Zone: Cape Girardeau County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Jackson is the Seat for Cape Girardeau County.
Cape Girardeau County is one of the original counties of Missouri and was founded in 1812.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cape Girardeau had a population of 78,871 people. This is an increase of 3.92% since the last Census (which gave a population of 75,899 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Cape Girardeau represented 1.27% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Cape Girardeau County:
- Allenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Cape Girardeau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Gordonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
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- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Websites specific to Cape Girardeau County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Perry County
- Union County
- Alexander County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Bollinger County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |