page_title: Cape Girardeau, Missouri
hierarchical_section_title: Cape Girardeau, Missouri
caption_attribution_description: English: Cape Girardeau downtown facing the City Hall building
context_page_description: Cape Girardeau is a city in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located approximately 100 miles southeast of St. Louis and 150 miles north of Memphis. As of the 2019 United States Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 40,559, making it the 17th-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Southeast Missouri. An emerging college town, it’s the home of Southeast Missouri State University.
context_section_description: Cape Girardeau (/ˈkeɪp dʒɪˈrɑːrdoʊ/, French: Cap-Girardeau [kap ʒiʁaʁdo] (listen); colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located approximately 100 miles (160 km) southeast of St. Louis and 150 miles (240 km) north of Memphis. As of the 2019 United States Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 40,559, making it the 17th-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Southeast Missouri. An emerging college town, it’s the home of Southeast Missouri State University.
caption: Downtown Cape Girardeau
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