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Name | Cape Girardeau |
Alt names | Cape Girardeau | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 37.383°N 89.717°W |
Located in | Missouri, United States (1812 - ) |
See also | Bollinger, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Franklin, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Scott, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stoddard, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wayne, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Cape Girardeau County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri; its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. At the 2020 census, the population was 81,710. The county seat is Jackson, the first city in the US to be named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. Officially organized on October 1, 1812, the county is named after Ensign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot, an official of the French colonial years. The "cape" in the county's name is named after a former promontory rock overlooking the Mississippi River; this feature was demolished during railroad construction. Cape Girardeau County is the hub of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area. Its largest city is Cape Girardeau.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1805 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1805 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1805 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1812 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1815 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1883 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1810 | 3,888
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1820 | 5,968
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1830 | 7,445
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1840 | 9,359
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1850 | 13,912
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1860 | 15,547
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1870 | 17,558
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1880 | 20,998
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1890 | 22,060
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1900 | 24,315
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1910 | 27,621
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1920 | 29,839
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1930 | 33,203
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1940 | 37,775
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1950 | 38,397
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1960 | 42,020
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1970 | 49,350
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1980 | 58,837
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1990 | 61,633
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.showme.net/CapeCounty/
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