CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KRCU) - The City of Cape Girardeau is going to look closely at its ward boundaries after receiving the latest information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Cape Girardeau has six wards, and each ward should have about 6,300 residents.
The city’s population grew from 35,349 to 37,941.
Assistant City Manager Ken Eftink says that areas west of town exhibited the fastest growth.
"That’s where most of the new construction has taken place. In our case, to the northwest we had the Whispering Oak area coming in to the city limits. To the southwest, we had the Dalhousie area coming in to the city limits," Eftink said.
The City Manager’s office redraws the ward boundaries, which are then approved by City Council.
In addition to ensuring an equitable distribution of population amongst the wards, Eftink says that they must take into consideration where council members live.
Eftink says that he is interested in seeing the 2010 census data for the downtown region to see if efforts to encourage residence in the historic district are bearing fruit.
Jacob McCleland, KRCU
Image courtesy of the City of Cape Girardeau
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