Cape Girardeau
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Summary
Cape Girardeau is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,218 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cape Girardeau County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mississippi River[5]
- Named after: Jean Baptiste de Girardot[6]
- Postal code: 63701[7], 63702[8], 63703[9]
- Commons category: Cape Girardeau, Missouri[10]
- Local dialing code: 573[11]
- Inception: 1793[12]
- Official website: http://www.cityofcapegirardeau.org/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cape Girardeau, Missouri[14]
- Population: 38,544[15], 37,941[16], 39,540[17]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Cape Girardeau, Missouri[18]
- Official name: Cape Girardeau[19]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cape Girardeau, Missouri[20]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cape Girardeau, Missouri[21]
- Number of households: 15,855[22]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cape Girardeau, Missouri[23]
- Different from: Cape Girardeau[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 107 m[25]
- Area: 75.21049 km²[26], 73.781693 km²[27]
- Water as percent of area: 0.2059 percent[28]
- Territory overlaps: Cape Girardeau urban area[29]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area[30]
- Per capita income: 25,503 US dollars[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cape Girardeau include Cape Girardeau County[32], a county of Missouri[33], in United States[34], founded in 1812[35] and Cape Girardeau Regional Airport[36], an airport[37], in United States[38].
Why It Matters
Cape Girardeau has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include Cape Girardeau County[32], a county of Missouri[33], in United States[34], founded in 1812[35] and Cape Girardeau Regional Airport[36], an airport[37], in United States[38].