What is East Cape Girardeau, Illinois?
'''East Cape Girardeau''' is a [[village]] in [[Alexander County, Illinois]]. The 2020 [[United States Census]] reported 385 people living in the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=Village of East Cape Girardeau, Illinois|publisher=The Suburban Stats|url=https://suburbanstats.org/population/illinois/how-many-people-live-in-east-cape-girardeau-village|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> The village is east of [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]. The location of the village being just across the [[Mississippi River]] from Cape Girardeau is the reason for the village being called East Cape Girardeau. The village was founded in 1890.<ref>{{cite book|title=Place Names in Illinois|isbn=9780252090707|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA103|access-date=July 19, 2021|last1=Callary|first1=Edward|date=October 2010}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Alexander County, Illinois}} [[Category:Villages in Illinois]] [[Category:1890s establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:1890 establishments in the United States]] {{us-geo-stub}}