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. Collected from Wikipedia.
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Charts for Cape Girardeau County, MO
   Estimate of Median Household Income for Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Resident Population in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Unemployment Rate in Cape Girardeau County, MO2024-12-01
   Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Bollinger County, MO2023-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Bollinger County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino (5-year estimate) in Bollinger County, MO2023-01-01
   Age-Adjusted Premature Death Rate for Cape Girardeau County, MO2020-01-01
   Rate of Preventable Hospital Admissions (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO (DISCONTINUED)2015-01-01
   New Patent Assignments in Cape Girardeau County, MO2006-10-01
   Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Cape Girardeau County, MO2022-01-01
   Premature Death Rate for Cape Girardeau County, MO2020-01-01
   90% Confidence Interval Lower Bound of Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty for Cape Girardeau County, MO2022-01-01
   Estimated Percent of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Cape Girardeau County, MO2022-01-01
   90% Confidence Interval Lower Bound of Estimate of Median Household Income for Cape Girardeau County, MO2022-01-01
   All-Transactions House Price Index for Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   90% Confidence Interval Upper Bound of Estimate of Percent of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Cape Girardeau County, MO2022-01-01
   Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Cape Girardeau County, MO2022-01-01
   New Private Housing Structures Authorized by Building Permits for Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Burdened Households (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Single-Parent Households with Children as a Percentage of Households with Children (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Asian Alone (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races, Two Races Including Some Other Race (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Estimate, Median Age by Sex, Total Population (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   White to Non-White Racial Dissimilarity (5-year estimate) Index for Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   High School Graduate or Higher (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American Alone (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Number of Private Establishments for All Industries in Cape Girardeau County, MO2024-04-01
   Homeownership Rate (5-year estimate) for Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Disconnected Youth (5-year estimate) for Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Mean Commuting Time for Workers (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Bachelor's Degree or Higher (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed an Associate's Degree or Higher (5-year estimate) in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
   Income Inequality in Cape Girardeau County, MO2023-01-01
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