KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University includes three stations that provide news and music programming to nearly 1.9 million people in its service regions of Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and the Parkland.
84-626: KRCU is located in and licensed to Cape Girardeau, Missouri , on 90.9 FM , and is a 6,500 watt station. KRCU's signal covers Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston, Marble Hill, Perryville and several communities in southern Illinois. It signed on with 10 watts of power as a student-run college station in March 1976. In 1981 it increased power to 100 watts, and in 1988 it began transitioning to a public radio format. In November 1990, KRCU became an NPR member station. In 1992 KRCU increased power again, to 6,000 watts. It has since increased to 6,500 watts, allowing
168-594: A convent in the town, whose sisters taught in a Catholic school. The current Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church was built in 1876 and modeled after the Gothic style of those in France. It was the third Catholic church built by the villagers. Ste. Genevieve continues to celebrate its French cultural heritage with numerous annual events. Among them are La Guiannée , a celebration associated with Christmas; French Fest; Jour de Fête; King's Ball , and many others. Heritage tourism
252-473: A July daily average of 79.3 °F (26.3 °C), and there is an average of 47 days a year with high temperatures at or above 90 °F (32 °C). The average annual precipitation is 47.91 inches (1,220 mm), with the rainiest season being spring. Extremes in temperature range from 107 °F (42 °C), which last occurred on June 29, 2012 , down to −18 °F (−28 °C) on January 11, 1977. The Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL metropolitan area
336-596: A broad cross-continental trading network along the Mississippi-Ohio river waterways, from the south to near the Great Lakes. At the time of European settlement, however, no Indian tribe lived nearby on the west bank. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin 's map of 1755, the first to show Ste. Genevieve in the Illinois Country, showed Kaskaskia natives on the east side of the river, but no Indian village on
420-521: A cancer center, heart center, fitness center, breast care and diagnostic center, campus health clinic, diabetes center, pharmacy, and hospice. Additional hospice services, including respite for caregivers and grief & bereavement services can be found at Crown Hospice, which serves the Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff areas. Cape Girardeau is a home rule city that utilizes the council-manager form of government . The Cape Girardeau City Council
504-492: A half mile inland. It continued to prosper as a village devoted to agriculture, especially wheat, maize and tobacco production. Most of the families were yeomen farmers, although there was a wealthier level among the residents. The village raised sufficient grain to send many tons of flour annually for sale to Lower Louisiana and New Orleans. This was essential to the survival of the southern colonies, which could not grow sufficient grain in their climate. In 1807, Frederick Bates ,
588-774: A large tract of land surrounding his post. Lorimier was made commandant of the district and prospered from the returns on his land sales and trade with indigenous peoples, such as the Ozark Bluff Dwellers and the Mississippian people . Also in 1793, Baron Carondelet granted land near Cape Girardeau to the Black Bob Band of the Hathawekela Shawnee , who had migrated from across the Mississippi River. The Band became known as
672-432: A margin of error of +/- $ 3,018) and the median family income was $ 66,886 (+/- $ 5,223). Males had a median income of $ 26,815 (+/- $ 2,227) versus $ 21,429 (+/- $ 1,637) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $ 24,237 (+/- $ 1,896). Approximately, 10.2% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.0% of those under the age of 18 and 10.7% of those ages 65 or over. As of
756-483: A not-so-distant third with 1,192 votes (23.86 percent) ahead of former U.S. Representative and libertarian Ron Paul of Texas with 193 votes (3.86 percent). There are over 20 different schools in Cape Girardeau. These range from pre-kindergarten to higher education. Public and private and parochial school systems are present within the city. The majority of Cape Girardeau (in Cape Girardeau County)
840-480: A serious primary challenge in 2020, incumbent President Donald J. Trump clinched 1,818 votes (97.53%) out of the total 1,864 votes cast in the city during the 2020 Republican presidential primaries. Among the 46 defections, 26 (1.40%) voted uncommitted while 10 voters (0.54%) choose former Governor of Massachusetts and 2016 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee Bill Weld and six voters (0.32%) opted for former U.S. Representative Joe Walsh of Illinois. In
924-700: Is a 308-bed facility in Cape Girardeau that serves over 650,000 people. Patients come from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Arkansas. Some of the services offered at the main campus are the Neurosciences Institute, Orthopedic Institute, Family BirthPlace, Heart Hospital, Emergency and Trauma Center, Cancer Institute, and Fitness Plus. Southeast Health is a health care system with its main facility, Southeast Missouri Hospital , located in Cape Girardeau. This healthcare system serves patients from southeast Missouri, western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and northern Arkansas. Southeast Health also has
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#17327935866861008-495: Is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri . At the 2020 census , the population was 39,540, making it the 17th-largest in the state. The city is one of two principal cities of the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses Alexander County, Illinois, Bollinger County, Missouri and Cape Girardeau County, Missouri and has a population of 97,517. The sliver of
1092-536: Is a city in Ste. Genevieve Township and is the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County , Missouri , United States. The population was 4,999 at the 2020 census . Founded in 1735 by French Canadian colonists and settlers from east of the river, it was the first organized European settlement west of the Mississippi River in present-day Missouri. Today, it is home to Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park ,
1176-434: Is important to the economy. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Ste. Genevieve also had numerous lime kilns and quarries, important to the industrialization of nearby cities. The city had numerous African-American families who had long been residents of the community, including people of color of partial French and German ancestry. Like the ethnic European French, most of these African-American families were members of
1260-1051: Is in Cape Girardeau Public Schools . A portion in Cape Girardeau County is in the Jackson R-II School District . Most of Cape Girardeau in Scott County is in the Scott City R-I School District , while a very small section is in Kelso C-7 School District . The city has one public library : the Municipal Library District of the City of Cape Girardeau. The main print outlet is the regional daily newspaper The Southeast Missourian , which
1344-515: Is located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6b. Winter typically brings a mix of rain, sleet, and snow, with occasional heavy snowfall and icing. The city has a January daily average of 34.6 °F (1.4 °C) and averages 12.8 days annually with temperatures staying at or below freezing; the first and last freezes of the season on average fall on October 23 and April 7, respectively. Summer is typically hazy, hot, and humid with
1428-584: Is located in Van Buren, Missouri and is a 100,000 watt station. KDMC-FM's signal covers Van Buren, Poplar Bluff, Piedmont, Eminence, and Doniphan. KDMC-FM signed on in May 2020 after the facility was acquired from the Here's Help Network. KRCU broadcasts 24 hours a day from facilities located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau and provides practical broadcast experience for students of
1512-510: Is named after Jean Baptiste de Girardot, who established a temporary trading post in the area around 1733. He was a French soldier stationed at Kaskaskia between 1704 and 1720 in the French colony of La Louisiane . The " Cape " in the city name referred to a rock promontory overlooking the Mississippi River ; it was later destroyed by railroad construction. As early as 1765, a bend in the Mississippi River, about 60 miles (97 km) south of
1596-411: Is owned by Rust Communications . The City of Cape Girardeau has established a Transportation Trust Fund that implements a .5% local sales tax. All of that money is used on transportation improvement projects. General projects are also included to keep the city's streets in good condition. Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Ste. Genevieve ( French : Sainte-Geneviève [sɛ̃t ʒənvjɛv] )
1680-744: Is part of the Cape Girardeau-Sikeston-Jackson, MO-IL CSA and as of 2019 had a population of 135,045. The 2020 United States census counted 39,540 people, 15,855 households, and 8,210 families in Cape Girardeau. The population density was 1,351.8 per square mile (521.9/km ). There were 18,390 housing units at an average density of 628.7 per square mile (242.7/km ). The racial makeup was 74.64% (29,511) white , 14.47% (5,720) black or African-American , 0.32% (126) Native American , 2.59% (1,023) Asian , 0.03% (10) Pacific Islander , 1.63% (643) from other races , and 6.34% (2,507) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
1764-482: Is the elected governing body. The city council consists of the mayor and six city council members. The mayor is directly elected at-large (citywide) for a four-year term and the city council members are elected from six wards for staggered four-year terms. Cape Girardeau elected its first female mayor, Stacy Kinder, in the 2022 Mayoral race. In the Missouri General Assembly , Cape Girardeau is in
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#17327935866861848-528: The National Register of Historic Places . For decades, Ste. Genevieve was primarily an agricultural community. The habitants raised chiefly wheat and corn (maize), as well as tobacco. They produced more wheat than residents of St. Louis, and their grain products were shipped south, critical to survival of the French community at New Orleans , which had the wrong climate to cultivate such grains. The village followed traditional practices: most of
1932-672: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.11 square miles (10.64 km ), of which 4.10 square miles (10.62 km ) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ) is water. It has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) and average monthly temperatures range from 32.4 °F (0.2 °C) in January to 78.6 °F (25.9 °C) in July. [1] As of the census of 2010, there were 4,410 people, 1,824 households, and 1,087 families residing in
2016-517: The Valle family of Ste. Genevieve, some because they were held ("owned") by the Valles. On 9th September, slaveholders put out a $ 1600 reward for the return of the men who were all recaptured. The oldest surviving buildings of Ste. Genevieve, described as "French Creole colonial", were all built during the period of Spanish rule in the late 18th century. The most distinctive buildings of this period were
2100-595: The census of 2010, there were 37,941 people, 15,205 households, and 8,466 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,334.5 inhabitants per square mile (515.3/km ). There were 16,760 housing units at an average density of 589.5 per square mile (227.6/km ). As of July 2021, it is estimated that the racial makeup of the city was 80.6% White (78.2% Non-Hispanic White), 12.7% Black or African American , 0.00% Native American , 3.0% Asian , 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander , and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of
2184-571: The "vertical wooden post" constructions. Walls of buildings were built based on wood "posts" either dug into the ground ( poteaux en terre ) or set on a raised stone or brick foundation ( poteaux sur solle ). This was different from the log cabin style associated with the Anglo-American frontier settlements of the United States northeast, mid-Atlantic and Upper South, for which logs are stacked horizontally. The most distinctive of
2268-507: The 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, Democratic voters in the city supported U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 1,334 votes (52.64 percent) over former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York with 1,179 votes (46.53 percent). Likewise, Clinton carried the city eight years earlier in the 2008 Democratic primaries with 2,057 votes (51.43 percent) over former U.S. Senator Barack Obama of neighboring Illinois who received 1,812 votes (45.30 percent) in
2352-430: The 2016 Republican presidential primaries, GOP voters in the city of Cape Girardeau backed U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 2,802 votes (47.29 percent) over real estate entrepreneur Donald J. Trump who finished second with 2,159 votes (36.44 percent). Former Governor John R. Kasich of Ohio finished third with 568 votes (9.59 percent) ahead of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida with 267 votes (4.51 percent). In
2436-756: The 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, Democrats in the city gave a majority of their votes to former Vice President Joe Biden . He received 1,635 votes (54.88%) out of the total 2,979 votes cast in the city. Bernie Sanders , who had won the city four years earlier in 2016, placed second with 1,241 votes (41.66%). Although she had suspended her campaign before the date of the Missouri primary, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts garnered 35 votes (2.14%) to finish third ahead of U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii with 24 votes (0.81%). Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City followed in fifth with 17 votes (0.57%). Although he did not face
2520-580: The 27th Senate District and is currently represented by Republican Holly Rehder . Most of the city is included in the 147th Legislative District; small northern portions of the city are in the 146th Legislative District, represented by Republican Barry Hovis . In the U.S. House of Representatives , Cape Girardeau is in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Jason T. Smith of Salem in Dent County . During
2604-510: The 422nd unit of the National Park Service. Founded around 1740 by Canadian settlers and migrants from settlements in the Illinois Country just east of the Mississippi River , Ste. Geneviève is the oldest permanent European settlement in Missouri. It was named for Saint Genevieve (who lived in the 5th century AD), the patron saint of Paris , the capital of France. While most residents were of French-Canadian descent, many of
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2688-521: The Appalachians. During the 1770s, bands of Little Osage and Missouri tribes repeatedly raided Ste. Genevieve to steal settlers' horses. But the fur trade , marriage of French-Canadian men with Native American women, and other commercial dealings created many ties between Native Americans and the Canadiens . During the 1780s, some Shawnee and Lenape (Delaware) migrated to the west side of
2772-531: The Big Osage. They built a fort and trading post on the Osage River in Big Osage territory. While the natives did not entirely cease their raids on Ste. Genevieve, commercial diplomacy and rewards of the fur trade eased some relations. Following the great flood of 1785, the town moved from its initial location on the floodplain of the Mississippi River , to its present location two miles north and about
2856-624: The Cape Girardeau Shawnee. They successfully resisted removal to Indian Territory with the rest of the Shawnee tribe until 1833. In 1799, American settlers founded the first English school west of the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau at a landmark called Mount Tabor, named by the settlers for the Biblical Mount Tabor . The town of Cape Girardeau was incorporated in 1808, prior to Missouri statehood. It
2940-491: The Catholic church in the town, and some were educated and property owners. Some had also been French speakers in the colonial period. As the lime kilns and quarries were expanded, African-American migrant workers, mostly men, came from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas to take jobs in these industries. They tended to belong to Protestant sects, if they were religiously affiliated. From quite different cultural backgrounds,
3024-486: The Emerson Bridge opened. The City of Cape Girardeau was recognized in January 2008 by First Lady Laura Bush as a Preserve America Community for its work in surveying and protecting historic buildings. The city is known to some as "The City of Roses" because of a 9-mile (14 km) stretch of highway that was once lined with dozens of rose bushes. Although there used to be many prominent rose gardens around
3108-680: The French held enslaved African Americans as workers. Most slaveholders had a few such workers, as they had relatively small farms. Some slaves were used as workers in lead mining. In 1763, the French ceded the land east of the Mississippi to Great Britain in the Treaty of Paris that ended Europe's Seven Years' War, also known on the North American front as the French and Indian War . French-speaking people from Canada and settlers east of
3192-595: The French village of Ste. Genevieve , had been referred to as Cape Girardot or Girardeau (both pronounced the same in French). The settlement of Girardeau is said to date from 1793 when the Spanish government, which had acquired Louisiana in 1764 following the French defeat in the Seven Years' War , granted Louis Lorimier , a French-Canadian, the right to establish a trading post. This gave him trading privileges and
3276-461: The Knights of Columbus Hall. In December 2003, the "Old Bridge" was succeeded by a new four-lane cable-stayed bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. Its official name is "The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge." , honoring former U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson (R-Mo.) The two towers of the bridge reach a height of approximately 91 metres (299 ft). The "Old Bridge" was demolished after
3360-459: The Mississippi following rebel American victory in its Revolutionary War . The tribes established villages south of Ste. Genevieve. The Peoria also moved near Ste. Genevieve in the 1780s but had a peaceful relationship with the village. It was not until the 1790s that the Big Osage pressed the settlement harder; they conducted repeated raids, and killed some settlers. In addition, they attacked
3444-640: The Mississippi went west to live beyond British rule; they also flocked to Ste. Genevieve after George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763 . This transformed all of the captured French land between the Mississippi and the Appalachian Mountains, except Quebec , into an Indian reserve . The king required settlers to leave or get British permission to stay. These requirements were regularly violated by European-American settlers, who resented efforts to restrict their expansion west of
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3528-502: The Peoria and Shawnee. While at one point Spanish administrators wanted to attack the Big Osage, there were not sufficient French settlers to recruit for a militia to do so. The Big Osage had 1250 men in their village, and lived in the prairie. In 1794 Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet , the Spanish governor at New Orleans, appointed brothers Pierre Chouteau and Auguste Chouteau of St. Louis to have exclusive trading privileges with
3612-695: The University. KRCU is affiliated with NPR , PRX , and APM . These programming services provide many public radio favorites like All Things Considered , Morning Edition , 1A and Live from Here . Popular local programs include A Harte Appetite, Caffe Concerto, Discover Nature, and Your Folk Connection. This article about a radio station in Missouri is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cape Girardeau ( / dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d oʊ / jirr- AR -doh , French : Cap-Girardeau [kap ʒiʁaʁdo] ; colloquially referred to as "Cape")
3696-405: The average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 18.4% from ages 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the city
3780-403: The average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. The median income for a household in the city
3864-623: The city are: St. Francis HealthCare System serves the Cape Girardeau area. This system contains six different centers. St. Francis offers immediate care in Cape Girardeau and Perryville . Landmark Hospital is a 30-bed facility that treats patients with catastrophic or chronic medical conditions. St. Francis also has joint partnership with the Physician Alliance Surgery Center, which performs ear, nose, throat, and general surgery. The Black River Medical Center offers three beds and an emergency room. The main medical center
3948-530: The city has a total area of 28.49 square miles (73.79 km ), of which 28.43 square miles (73.63 km ) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km ) is water. The "cape" that the city is named after no longer exists. A rock which remains from the previously existing cape can be seen on a promontory which overlooks the Mississippi River in Cape Rock Park. Cape Girardeau has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ) with four distinct seasons and
4032-640: The city located in Scott County is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the entire city forms the core of the Cape Girardeau-Sikeston Combined Statistical Area. The city is the economic center of Southeast Missouri and also the home of Southeast Missouri State University . It is located approximately 100 miles (161 km) southeast of St. Louis and 150 miles (241 km) north of Memphis . The city
4116-473: The city. Former U.S. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina placed third with 102 votes (2.55 percent). In the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, GOP voters in the city of Cape Girardeau supported former Governor of Massachusetts and current U.S. Senator Mitt Romney of Utah with 1,922 votes (38.48 percent) over former U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona with 1,592 votes (31.87 percent). Former Governor Mike Huckabee of neighboring Arkansas placed in
4200-461: The city. The population density was 1,075.6 inhabitants per square mile (415.3/km ). There were 2,018 housing units at an average density of 492.2 per square mile (190.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 95.78% White , 1.59% Black or African American , 0.39% Native American , 0.63% Asian , 0.02% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander , 0.18% from other races , and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of
4284-401: The city. The population density was 1,076.7 inhabitants per square mile (415.7/km ). There were 1,965 housing units at an average density of 472.7 per square mile (182.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.07% White , 2.14% African American , 0.58% Native American , 0.31% Asian , 0.25% from other races , and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of
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#17327935866864368-439: The city. The population density was 1,456.5 inhabitants per square mile (562.4/km ). There were 15,827 housing units at an average density of 652.1 per square mile (251.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 87.32% White , 9.30% Black or African American , 1.13% Asian , 0.39% Native American , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.43% from other races , and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of
4452-453: The community developed the new site in 1785. Bolduc incorporated these materials into his new and larger house, built in 1792–1793. The three large ground-floor rooms expressed Bolduc's wealth. Other structures of note are the 1806 La Maison de Guibourd Historic House, the 1818 Felix Vallé House State Historic Site , the 1792 Beauvais-Amoureux House, the 1790s Bequette-Ribault House, and the 1808 Old Louisiana Academy, all of which are listed on
4536-547: The community, few of these gardens have been maintained. The city is also known as "Cape Girardeau: Where the River Turns a Thousand Tales," due to the history of the town and the Mississippi River. Numerous murals commemorate the city's history. The largest is the Mississippi River Tales Mural , located on the city's downtown floodwall. Covering nearly 18,000 square feet (1,700 m ), it spans
4620-546: The east of the river needed more land, as the soils in the older villages had become exhausted. Improved relations with hostile Native Americans , such as the Osage , made settlement possible. Prior to arrival of French Canadian settlers, indigenous peoples of succeeding cultures had lived in the region for more than one thousand years. The best known prior to the historic tribes were the Mississippian culture , which developed complex earthworks at such sites as Cahokia , and had
4704-660: The east side of the river. Following defeat by the British in the French and Indian War , in 1762 under the Treaty of Fontainebleau , France secretly ceded the area of the west bank of the Mississippi River to Spain , which formed Louisiana (New Spain) . The Spanish moved the capital of Upper Louisiana from Fort de Chartres fifty miles upriver to St. Louis . They ruled with a light hand and often through mostly French-speaking officials. Although under Spanish control for more than 40 years, Ste. Genevieve retained its French language, customs and character. Like other European colonists,
4788-509: The exception of two families, left town after the threatened lynchings.” The Ste. Genevieve-Modoc Ferry across the Mississippi River to Illinois is nicknamed the "French Connection". This refers to the 1971 film of the same name and, more directly, to the ferry's link to other French colonial sites in the area, such as Fort de Chartres and Fort Kaskasia State Historic Sites, and the Pierre Menard home. It runs daily year-round, unless
4872-474: The founding families had been in the Illinois Country for two or three generations. It is one of the oldest colonial settlements west of the Mississippi River . This area was known as New France , Illinois Country , or the Upper Louisiana territory. Traditional accounts suggested a founding of 1735 or so, but historian Carl Ekberg has documented a more likely founding about 1750. The population to
4956-490: The length of the downtown shopping district and features 24 panels. Behind the floodwall lies the Riverfront Park of Cape Girardeau Missouri , where riverboats dock and visitors can view the Mississippi River. There are 39 historic sites in Cape Girardeau that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Of these, eight are historic districts, such as Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District , which
5040-489: The low double-digits. For years travelers had to use ferries to cross the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau. In September 1928 a bridge was completed between Missouri and Illinois. Built to accommodate cars, it was 20 feet (6.1 m) wide under standards of the time. The Old Federal Courthouse, located at Broadway and Fountain Streets and built in the late 1940s, was the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case when it
5124-545: The mid-Mississippi Valley. About five miles northeast of Ste. Genevieve on the east side of the river was Fort de Chartres (in the Illinois Country); it stood as the official capital of the area. Kaskaskia , which became Illinois's first capital upon statehood, was located about five miles southeast. Prairie du Rocher and Cahokia, Illinois (an independent settlement not attached to the ancient Mississippian site) were other early local French colonial settlements on
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#17327935866865208-483: The oldest buildings in the city are poteaux sur solle ("posts-on-a-sill"). One of the oldest structures is the Louis Bolduc House built in 1792, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark . Louis Bolduc originally built a smaller house in 1770 at Ste. Genevieve's first riverfront location. Although much of the house was severely damaged by flooding, parts were dismantled and moved north as
5292-414: The population was under the age of 18, 20.9% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 89.7 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $ 45,713 (with
5376-447: The population. There were 15,205 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
5460-407: The population. There were 1,818 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and
5544-440: The population. There were 1,824 households, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.4% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
5628-404: The population. There were 14,380 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and
5712-475: The river is flooding. It can carry vehicles, walk-on passengers, and travelers with bicycles. Ste. Genevieve is located along the west bank of the Mississippi River near the Illinois state line along Interstate 55 , U.S. Route 61 , and Missouri Route 32 , approximately 46 mi (74 km) south-southeast of St. Louis and 196 mi (315 km) north-northwest of Memphis, Tennessee . According to
5796-483: The same types of implements and plows as did farmers in 18th-century France. They used teams of oxen to pull the wheeled plows. After the Louisiana Purchase in 1804, Anglo-Americans as well as German immigrants migrated to the village. It became more oriented to trade and merchants, but villagers retained many of their French cultural ways. The Sisters of St. Joseph , a French teaching order, established
5880-646: The secretary of the Louisiana Territory after the United States made the Louisiana Purchase, noted Ste. Genevieve was "the most wealthy village in Louisiana" (meaning the full Territory). On 4th September 1852, eight enslaved men, including five from Ste. Genevieve, tried to escape enslavement by crossing the Mississippi River towards Sparta, Illinois, "widely reputed as a haven for freedom seekers". They had been working in mines owned by
5964-592: The signal to be heard within a 50 mile radius. KRCU has two repeater stations: KSEF and KDMC-FM . KSEF 88.9 FM is located in Farmington, Missouri and is a 20,000 watt station. KSEF's signal covers Farmington, Park Hills, Ste. Genevieve, Fredericktown, Potosi, Festus, and reaches into South County St. Louis. Signing on in September 2006, KSEF was previously licensed to Farmington, Missouri until changed to nearby Sainte Genevieve, Missouri in May 2010. KDMC-FM 88.7
6048-519: The townspeople lived on lots in town. They farmed land held in a common large field. This land was assigned and cultivated in the French style, in long, narrow strips that extended back from the river to the hills (at the first location) so that each settler would have some waterfront. Only the exterior of the Grand Champ (Big Field) was fenced, but each owner of land was responsible for fencing his portion, to keep out livestock. The habitants used
6132-413: The two groups of African Americans did not intermingle much. The migrant workers lived in poorer areas of town or outside in company housing. They tended to congregate in a neighborhood referred to as The Shacks. By 1930 Ste Genevieve had about 2662 residents, of whom 170 were African American and the remainder European American. Another 170 African Americans lived outside the town in the county, closer to
6216-635: The vertical post houses are poteaux en terre ("posts-in-the-ground"), where the walls made of upright wooden posts do not support the floor. The floor is supported by separate stone pillars. As the wooden posts were partially set into dirt, the walls of such buildings were extremely vulnerable to flood damage, termites and rot. Three of the five surviving poteaux en terre houses in the nation are in Ste. Genevieve. The other two are located in Pascagoula, Mississippi and near Natchitoches, Louisiana . Most of
6300-452: The west side within 100 miles of Ste. Genevieve. Osage hunting and war parties did enter the area from the north and west. The region had been relatively abandoned by 1500, likely due to environmental exhaustion, after the peak of Mississippian culture civilization at Cahokia , the largest city of this culture. At the time of its founding by ethnic French, Ste. Genevieve was the last of a triad of French Canadian settlements in this area of
6384-429: The work sites. The riot was a four day disturbance, long shrouded in secrecy, during which vigilantes drove away most of the town's black residents, many of whom were recent arrivals recruited to work in local lime kilns and stone quarries. Greene, Kremer and Holland (1993) state, “In 1930 state troopers were twice called into the little town of Ste. Genevieve to prevent a triple lynching. The entire black population, with
6468-444: Was $ 33,929, and the median income for a family was $ 43,125. Males had a median income of $ 31,546 versus $ 19,804 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,361. About 7.8% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. Public education in Ste. Genevieve is administered by Ste. Genevieve R-II School District. Ste. Genevieve has
6552-566: Was $ 36,502, and the median income for a family was $ 47,592. Males had a median income of $ 31,575 versus $ 21,392 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 21,877. About 8.5% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 and over. According to the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, there are more than 100 employers in Cape Girardeau who employ at least 100 workers. The top employers in
6636-461: Was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 20.2% between the ages of 18 and 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age in the city was 32.1 years. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 35,349 people, 14,380 households, and 8,297 families residing in
6720-434: Was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age in the city was 43 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,476 people, 1,818 households, and 1,154 families residing in
6804-405: Was 3.1% (1,238) of the population. Of the 15,855 households, 18.5% had children under the age of 18; 38.4% were married couples living together; 33.5% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 34.5% consisted of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.0. 18.3% of
6888-568: Was being developed. In United States v. Carmack , 329 U.S. 230 (1946), the Court upheld the federal government's authority under the Condemnation Act of 1888 to seize land owned by a state or locality. On May 21, 1949, a large tornado ripped through the city, killing 22 people, hospitalizing 72, and injuring hundreds of people. Temporary shelters were established at Cape Central High School, St. Mary's High School, John Cobb School, and
6972-544: Was listed in 2000 and includes multiple contributing properties. The growth of the town can be documented through Sanborn maps , over 80 of which are available online. Other landmarks include the Fort D Historic Site and the Confederate War Memorial . Among the city's older cemeteries are Apple Creek Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, and Old Lorimier Cemetery . According to the United States Census Bureau ,
7056-582: Was reincorporated as a city in 1843. The advent of the steamboat in 1835 and related river trade stimulated the development of Cape Girardeau as the biggest port on the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee . During the Civil War , the city was the site of the Battle of Cape Girardeau on April 26, 1863. The Union and Confederate armies engaged in a minor four-hour skirmish, each sustaining casualties generally believed to be in
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