Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Founding: 1812 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: A promontory along the Mississippi River Seat: Jackson (1814–) Land area: 579 square miles Population (2020): 81,710 Population (historic): 5,968 (1820); 13,912 (1850); 17,558 (1870); 24,315 (1900); 33,203 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities; seven villages; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,635 (10.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,111 Average outbuilding value (1930): $854 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,661 Average farm size (1920): 86.5 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kentucky _________________________________________...