Cape_Girardeau_–_Jackson_metropolitan_area
Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area
Combined Statistical Area in the United States
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.[1] 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.[2]
As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 96,275.