East Cape Girardeau

East Cape Girardeau is a village in McClure Precinct, , United States. The population was 289 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 251 in 2025.
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  • Type: Village with 385 residents
  • Description: village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Đông Cape Girardeau, Illinois”, “East Cape Girardeau, IL”, “East Cape Girardeau, Illinois”, and “इस्ट केप जिरार्ड्यु (इलियोनोई)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and Houck Stadium.

Bridge
Photo: Framerotblues, Public domain.
The is a cable-stayed…

Stadium
Houck Field is a in . is situated 2 miles northwest of East Cape Girardeau.

Event venue
The is a multi-purpose arena, located… is situated 2½ miles northwest of East Cape Girardeau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Girardeau and Illmo.

Photo: Drowzy, Public domain.
is a city named after a French soldier/trader in southeastern .

Suburb
a former town in the northeast corner of Kelso… is situated 6 miles south of East Cape Girardeau.

Town
is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles south of East Cape Girardeau.

East Cape Girardeau

Latitude
37.29588° or 37° 17′ 45″ north
Longitude
-89.4962° or 89° 29′ 46″ west
Population
385
Elevation
335 feet (102 metres)
Open location code
869G7GW3+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153503193
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4237491
Wiki­data ID
Q376728
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“East Cape Girardeau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيست كاب جيرارديو”
  • Basque: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Cebuano: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Chinese: “東開普吉拉多 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “東開普吉拉多”
  • Dutch: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايست كاب جيراردو”
  • French: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • German: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Gilaki: “ایست کیپ ژراردؤ (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “ایست کیپ ژراردؤ”
  • Haitian: “East Cape Girardeau, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Hausa: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Italian: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Ladin: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Mazanderani: “ایست کیپ جیراردو (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “ایست کیپ جیراردو”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Newari: “इस्ट केप जिरार्ड्यु, इलिनोइ”
  • Newari: “इस्ट केप जिरार्ड्यु, इलियोनोई”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “East Cape Girardeau (Illinois)”
  • Norwegian: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Persian: “ایست کیپ جیراردو، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “ایست کیپ جیراردو”
  • Polish: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Portuguese: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Serbian: “Ист Кејп Џирардо”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “East Cape Girardeau, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایست کیپ جیراردو، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Ukrainian: “Іст-Кейп-Джирардо”
  • Urdu: “ایسٹ کیپ جیرارڈو، الینوائے”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Cape Girardeau”
  • Vietnamese: “East Cape Girardeau, Illinois”
  • Volapük: “East Cape Girardeau”
  • Welsh: “East Cape Girardeau, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “East Cape Girardeau”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Decatur and Rush Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: East Cape Park and Giboney Island.

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