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Sikeston

Sikeston, Missouri
City
Location of Sikeston, Missouri
Location of Sikeston, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°52′46″N 89°35′7″W / 36.87944°N 89.58528°W / 36.87944; -89.58528Coordinates: 36°52′46″N 89°35′7″W / 36.87944°N 89.58528°W / 36.87944; -89.58528
Country United States
State Missouri
Counties Scott, New Madrid
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Mayor Steve Burch
Area
 • Total 17.48 sq mi (45.27 km2)
 • Land 17.32 sq mi (44.86 km2)
 • Water 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation 328 ft (100 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 16,318
 • Estimate (2012) 16,330
 • Density 942.1/sq mi (363.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 63801
Area code(s) 573
FIPS code 29-67790
GNIS feature ID 0726435
Website http://www.sikeston.org/

Sikeston /ˈskstən/ is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way of Interstate 55, Interstate 57, and U.S. Route 60, Sikeston is close to the halfway point between St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee and three hours from Nashville, Tennessee. The city is named after John Sikes, who founded it in 1860. It is the principal city of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of all of Scott County, and has a total population of 41,143.

As of the 2010 census, the city population was 16,318, making it the fourth-most populous city in Missouri's 8th Congressional district (map) behind Cape Girardeau, Rolla, and Poplar Bluff and just ahead of Farmington. Before the 2010 census, it had been the second-most populous city in the district.


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