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Cape Girardeau

City population
39,462
#1,138
in United States
#16
in Missouri
#14,165
worldwide
WashingtonCape Girardeau
37.306, -89.518 · 1,105 km from Washington
City population
39,462
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#1,138
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,165
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.0%
of the national population

About Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau is a city in Missouri, United States with a population of 39,462. It is the 1,138th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 14,165th largest worldwide. It lies 1,105 km from Washington.

Position in United States
#1,138of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in Missouri
#16of 54
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#16of 54
Distance to capital
to Washington
Elevation
108 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
37.306, -89.518
Record updated
2017-12-29
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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