Английская Википедия:Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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.^[1] The county seat is Jackson,^[2] 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.

History

Cape Girardeau County was organized on October 1, 1812, as one of five original counties in the Missouri Territory after the US made the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. It is named after Ensign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot (also spelled Girardeau or Girardat), a French officer stationed 1704–1720 at Kaskaskia in the Illinois Country of New France. In 1733 he founded a trading post on the Mississippi River, which developed as the present-day city of Cape Girardeau.^[3] The "cape" in the county name was a rock promontory overlooking the Mississippi River and Claire's house; the original cape rock was destroyed by railroad construction.

Jackson, Missouri is the county seat. The first Cape Girardeau County Courthouse was constructed in 1818 by John Davis. This courthouse burned in 1870. The present courthouse in Jackson was completed in 1908 and was designed by P.H. Weathers.

The county is the site of one of the oldest cold cases in the state of Missouri. Bonnie Huffman, a 20-year-old schoolteacher, was found murdered in a ditch just outside Delta on July 2, 1954. Her case was never solved.

Cape Girardeau is referenced in Dave Van Ronk's song "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me," which has found a place in the folk canon since its release in 1962. The song was featured prominently in the 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis. In the second verse, the singer refers to having "been all around Cape Girardeau and parts of Arkansas...poor boy, I've been all around this world."

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (1.3%) is water.^[4]

The geography of Cape Girardeau County varies greatly. The areas around the towns of Delta and Dutchtown are flood plains, which were cultivated as cotton plantations. Western and northern areas are hilly and forested.

Adjacent counties

Perry County (northwest)
Union County, Illinois (northeast across the river)
Alexander County, Illinois (east across the Mississippi River)
Scott County (southeast)
Stoddard County (south)
Bollinger County (west)

Major highways

Demographics

Шаблон:US Census population

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 68,693 people, 26,980 households, and 17,941 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 29,434 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 92.13% White, 5.28% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Approximately 0.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 26,980 households, out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 13.40% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,862, and the median income for a family was $58,037. Males had a median income of $32,371 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,303. About 6.70% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Cape Girardeau County is part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Cape Girardeau County who adhere to a religion are Roman Catholics (19.19%), Assemblies of God (19.13%), and Lutherans (LCMS) (16.58%).

2020 Census

Cape Girardeau County Racial Composition^[6]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	67,393	82.5%
Black or African American (NH)	6,459	8%
Native American (NH)	170	0.21%
Asian (NH)	1,300	1.6%
Pacific Islander (NH)	14	0.02%
Other/Mixed (NH)	4,140	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2,234	2.73%

Education

Of adults 25 years of age and older in Cape Girardeau County, 81.1% possess a high school diploma or higher while 24.2% hold a bachelor's degree as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

Delta R-V School District—Delta
- Delta Elementary School (K–6)
- Delta High School (7–12)
Oak Ridge R-VI School District—Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge Elementary School (K–6)
- Oak Ridge High School (7–12)
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District—Egypt Mills
- Nell Holcomb Elementary School (K–8)
Jackson R-II School District—Jackson
- Gordonville Attendance Center (K–3)—Gordonville
- Millersville Attendance Center (K–3)—Millersville
- North Elementary School (K–5)
- Orchard Drive Elementary School (K–3)
- South Elementary School (PK–5)
- West Lane Elementary School (3–5)
- Jackson Middle School (6–7)
- Russell Hawkins Jr. High School (8–9)
- Jackson High School (10–12)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools No. 63—Cape Girardeau
- Alma Schrader Elementary School (K–4)
- Blanchard Elementary School (K–4)
- Clippard Elementary School (K–4)
- Franklin Elementary School (K–4)
- Jefferson Elementary School (K–4)
- Cape Central Middle School (5–6)
- Cape Central Jr. High School (7–8)
- Cape Central High School (9–12)
- Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center (10–12)

Private schools

Cape Christian School (K–8)—Cape Girardeau; Assembly of God/Pentecostal
St. Mary Cathedral School (K–8)—Cape Girardeau; Roman Catholic
St. Vincent De Paul Elementary School (K–8)—Cape Girardeau; Roman Catholic
Trinity Lutheran School (PK–8)—Cape Girardeau; Lutheran
Immaculate Conception School (PK–8)—Jackson; Roman Catholic
St. Paul Lutheran School (PK–8)—Jackson; Lutheran
Eagle Ridge Christian School (PK–12)—Cape Girardeau; Non-denominational Christian
Notre Dame Regional High School (9–12)—Cape Girardeau; Roman Catholic
Saxony Lutheran High School (9–12)—Jackson/Fruitland; Lutheran

Post-secondary education

Metro Business College—Cape Girardeau (Permanently Closed)
Southeast Missouri State University—Cape Girardeau

Public libraries

Cape Girardeau Public Library^[7]
Jackson Public Library^[8]
Riverside Regional Library^[9]

Communities

Notable people

Jacob M. Appel, novelist
William F. Barnes, former head football coach for UCLA
Leon Brinkopf, former professional baseball player
Joseph Cable, a Medal of Honor recipient during the American Indian Wars
Shirley Crites, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Dale Dye, Actor and retired U.S. Marine
A.J. Ellis, former Major League Baseball catcher
John Thomson Faris, clergyman
Gary Friedrich, writer of the comic book Ghost Rider
Linda M. Godwin, NASA astronaut and scientist
Chic Hecht, U.S. Senator from Nevada (1983-1989) and Ambassador to the Bahamas (1989-1993)
Edwin C. Horrell, American football player and coach
Andrew Conway Ivy, President of the American Physiological Society (1939–1941)
Terry Jones, fundamentalist pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
Peter Kinder, 46th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2005–2017)
Richard Kinder, businessman and co-founder and executive chairman of Kinder Morgan, Inc.
The Limbaugh family, including political commentators, brothers David and Rush Limbaugh
Mark Littell, Former professional baseball pitcher
Fred Henry McGuire, Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Philippine–American War
Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver, "the Betsy Ross of Missouri," designer and creator of the Missouri State Flag
Stephanie O'Sullivan, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Susan Beth Scott, 2008 and 2012 U.S. Paralympic Medalist Swimmer
John Locke Scripps, journalist and biographer
Tony Spinner, guitarist and singer
Jess Stacy, jazz pianist
William S. Stone, former Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy
Billy Swan, singer of #1 hit song "I Can Help" in 1974
Terry Teachout, writer
Roy Thomas, comic book writer (Marvel and DC Comics) and editor (Marvel), screenwriter
Louis C. Wagner, Jr., United States Army four-star general
Robert Henry Whitelaw, U.S. Congressman from Missouri (1890-1891)

Politics

Local

Since the late 20th century voters at the local level have switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, which is now predominant in Cape Girardeau County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.

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State

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	72.53% 29,127	25.58% 10,272	1.90% 762
2016	65.70% 24,209	31.31% 11,539	2.99% 1,101
2012	56.02% 19,797	41.56% 14,686	2.43% 857
2008	56.23% 20,672	41.75% 15,348	2.02% 744
2004	65.26% 22,433	33.49% 11,511	1.25% 429
2000	62.50% 18,543	35.36% 10,491	2.14% 635
1996	49.68% 13,781	48.38% 13,422	1.94% 538
1992	54.41% 15,080	45.59% 12,636	0.00% 0
1988	70.08% 17,336	29.50% 7,298	0.42% 104
1984	70.39% 17,299	29.61% 7,276	0.00% 0
1980	66.50% 16,197	33.11% 8,064	0.39% 96
1976	56.62% 13,079	43.35% 10,013	0.03% 7
1972	57.09% 12,656	42.05% 9,322	0.85% 189
1968	37.96% 7,217	62.04% 11,795	0.00% 0
1964	42.74% 8,506	57.26% 11,396	0.00% 0
1960	49.07% 9,384	50.93% 9,739	0.00% 0

In the Missouri House of Representatives, Cape Girardeau County is divided into two legislative districts, both of which are represented by Republicans.

District 146 – Consists of most of the entire county outside of the city of Cape Girardeau, although a small portion of the northern edge of the city is included in this district. The district also takes in all of the city of Jackson as well as the communities of Pocahontas, Oak Ridge, Old Appleton, Gordonville, Dutchtown, Delta, Allenville, and Whitewater. It is currently represented by Barry Hovis (R-Whitewater).

District 147 – Consists of most of the city of Cape Girardeau and a small sliver of the mostly rural stretch of Highway 74 to Dutchtown. The seat is currently vacant after Wallingford resigned in January 2022.

Federal

All of Cape Girardeau County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith was elected to a fifth term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Kathy Ellis. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Cape Girardeau County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford). Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Political culture

Cape Girardeau County is something of an outlier in southern Missouri. Unusually for a rural Southern county (straddling the Mississippi embayment), it has generally voted Republican since the Civil War, this was due to Unionist sentiment in the county. In contrast, much of southern Missouri was solidly Democratic for much of the 20th century before swinging heavily Republican at the turn of the millennium.

After voting for Lincoln in 1864 and Grant in 1868, Cape Girardeau County voted Democratic four times in a row. Since 1888, it has voted Democratic only in Franklin Roosevelt's and Lyndon Johnson's 40-state landslides of 1932, 1936, and 1964; in the three-way race in 1912 (when it gave Woodrow Wilson a plurality); and for Missouri native Harry Truman in 1948. Unlike most demographically similar counties, it rejected Jimmy Carter in 1976; Carter is the last Democrat to manage even 40 percent of the county's vote.^[10]

Like most areas throughout rural Missouri, voters in Cape Girardeau County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which have influenced their shift to Republicans. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Cape Girardeau County with 83.19 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support, as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Cape Girardeau County voted against a state constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research, with 63.12 percent opposed. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support, and Missouri became one of the first states to approve such research. Cape Girardeau County's voters have supported such populist causes as increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Cape Girardeau County voted to increase the minimum wage to $6.50 an hour with 60.04 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every county in Missouri, with 75.94 percent voting in favor. (During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.)

Missouri presidential preference primaries

2020

The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Cape Girardeau County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Cape Girardeau County and statewide by overwhelming margins. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

2016

The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall, but Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) carried a plurality of the vote in Cape Girardeau County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) carried a majority of the vote in Cape Girardeau County. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

2012

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Cape Girardeau County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008

In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. However, former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) won a plurality in Cape Girardeau County. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Cape Girardeau County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

References

External links

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Cape Girardeau County Шаблон:Webarchive from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

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