Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area
Cape Girardeau–Sikeston, MO–IL Metropolitan Area | ||
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Downtown Cape Girardeau | ||
Cape Girardeau–Sikeston, MO–IL CSA
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Missouri Illinois | |
| Largest city | Cape Girardeau, MO | |
| Other cities | Jackson, MO Marble Hill, MO Scott City, MO Sikeston, MO Cairo, IL | |
| Population (2022) | ||
| • MSA | 236,514 | |
| • CSA | 308,851 | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | |
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The Cape Girardeau–Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southeastern Missouri and one in southern Illinois with its core in both states. Its largest cities are the cities of Cape Girardeau and Jackson. It was upgraded from a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) to a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by the Office of Management and Budget on November 20, 2008.
As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 96,275.