| East Cape Girardeau | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.2961°N -89.4953°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alexander |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Elevation Ft: | 335 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 289 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 147.37 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62957 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-21605 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398772 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS code |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | East Cape Girardeau, Illinois |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Population Density Km2: | 56.91 |
East Cape Girardeau is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 289 at the 2020 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.[2] The village lies east of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, hence the name.[3]
East Cape Girardeau is located at 37.2961°N -89.4953°W (37.296030, -89.495237).[4]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, East Cape Girardeau has a total area of 2sqmi, of which 1.96sqmi (or 98.30%) is land and 0.03sqmi (or 1.70%) is water.[5]
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 2020 census[6] there were 289 people, 153 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 144.86PD/sqmi. There were 161 housing units at an average density of 80.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 82.70% White, 7.27% African American, 0.35% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 9.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.
There were 153 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.75% were married couples living together, 2.61% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.75% were non-families. 33.33% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.57% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 2.80.
The village's age distribution consisted of 26.8% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,875, and the median income for a family was $48,194. Males had a median income of $34,554 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,811. About 8.4% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.