East Cape Girardeau, Illinois
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Alexander |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°17′46″N 89°29′43″W / 37.29611°N 89.49528°WCoordinates: 37°17′46″N 89°29′43″W / 37.29611°N 89.49528°W |
| 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
Location of East Cape Girardeau within Illinois
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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.
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.
East Cape Girardeau is located at 37°17′46″N 89°29′43″W / 37.29611°N 89.49528°W (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.
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.
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