East Cape Girardeau, Illinois
Alexander County
17-21605
East Cape Girardeau is a Village in Alexander County in the south of the U.S. state of Illinois on the Mississippi River. In 2000, East Cape Girardeau had 437 inhabitants.
History
East Cape Girardeau was incorporated in 1975.
Geography
The city covers an area of 5.0 km ², which consists exclusively of land area.
East Cape Girardeau is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which forms the border to Missouri. There is located on the west bank of the river to the much larger city of Cape Girardeau. Both cities are connected by the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
By East Cape Girardeau leads the Illinois State Route 146, the east extending Illinois State Route 3 connects here with the bridge to Missouri.
East Cape Girardeau is located 53.5 km north west of Fort Defiance in Cairo, where opening at the interface of the states of Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky to the Ohio River into the Mississippi River.
St. Louis is located 190 km north- north-easterly direction, Illinois ' capital Springfield 318 km to the north, Indiana's capital Indianapolis 491 km to the northeast, Kentucky's largest city, Louisville is located 406 km east- north-easterly direction, Tennessee's capital Nashville 327 km to the southeast, Memphis, Tennessee 278 km south-southwest direction and Missouri's capital Jefferson City 333 km to the northwest.
Demographic data
In the census of 2000 a population of 437 was determined. These were distributed to 196 households in 130 families. The population density was 85.6 / km ². There were 235 buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 46.1 / km ².
The population was in 2000 from 97.25 % White, 0.69 % African American, 0.23 % Asian, and 1.14% other. 0.69 % said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 2.29% of the population were Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.
22.7 % were under the age of 18, 8.2 % from 18 to 24, 27.9% 25-44, 25.6% from 45 to 64 and 15.6 % 65 and older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females were statistically 95.1 men in the over 18 -year-olds 94.3.
The average income per household was $ 29,688, the average family income is $ 33,897. Men's income averaged $ 31,932, and for women about $ 16,875. The per capita income amounted to $ 14,420. Around 10.9 % of families and 10.5 % of the total population were below the poverty line income.