East Cape Girardeau, Illinois

East Cape Girardeau
Village
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Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Alexander
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Coordinates
Area	2.00 sq mi (5 km2)
- land	1.96 sq mi (5 km2)
- water	0.03 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	385 (2010)
Density	196.4 / sq mi (76 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62957
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-21605
GNIS ID	2398772
Location of East Cape Girardeau within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: East Cape Girardeau, Illinois

East Cape Girardeau is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 385 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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, hence the name.

Geography

East Cape Girardeau is located at (37.296030, -89.495237).

According to the 2010 census, East Cape Girardeau has a total area of 1.994 square miles (5.16 km²), of which 1.96 square miles (5.08 km²) (or 98.29%) is land and 0.034 square miles (0.09 km²) (or 1.71%) is water.

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	539		—
1990	451		−16.3%
2000	437		−3.1%
2010	385		−11.9%
Est. 2014	347		−9.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 437 people, 196 households, and 130 families residing in the village. The population density was 222.0 people per square mile (85.6/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 119.4 per square mile (46.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.25% White, 0.69% African American, 0.23% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 196 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,688, and the median income for a family was $33,897. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,420. About 10.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.