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'''Delta''' is a city in southern [[Cape Girardeau County, Missouri|Cape Girardeau County]], [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 438 at the 2010 census.
==History==
The exact date of Delta's founding is uncertain, although the post office dates from 1914.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203018/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Cape+Girardeau</ref> It first came into existence due to the junction of three local railroads: the Iron Mountain, the St. Louis and Iron Mountain, and the St. Louis Southwestern Railroads. The community received its name from the intersection of the railroads, whose angle resembled the [[Greek]] letter delta.<ref>https://shsmo.org/collections/manuscripts/ramsay/cape-girardeau</ref>
==Geography==
Delta is located on Missouri State Highway 25 in southern Cape Girardeau County, about 11 miles northeast of [[Advance, Missouri|Advance]] and four miles west of [[Chaffee, Missouri|Chaffee]]. State Routes N, P, and EE also meet in Delta. Its exact coordinates are 37°11’48”N 89°44’10”W.
The city lies on the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, near the eastern end of Hickory Ridge, an extension of nearby Crowley's Ridge. It has a total area of 0.39 square miles, and an average elevation of 341 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]
==History==
The exact date of Delta's founding is uncertain, although the post office dates from 1914.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203018/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Cape+Girardeau</ref> It first came into existence due to the junction of three local railroads: the Iron Mountain, the St. Louis and Iron Mountain, and the St. Louis Southwestern Railroads. The community received its name from the intersection of the railroads, whose angle resembled the [[Greek]] letter delta.<ref>https://shsmo.org/collections/manuscripts/ramsay/cape-girardeau</ref>
==Geography==
Delta is located on Missouri State Highway 25 in southern Cape Girardeau County, about 11 miles northeast of [[Advance, Missouri|Advance]] and four miles west of [[Chaffee, Missouri|Chaffee]]. State Routes N, P, and EE also meet in Delta. Its exact coordinates are 37°11’48”N 89°44’10”W.
The city lies on the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, near the eastern end of Hickory Ridge, an extension of nearby Crowley's Ridge. It has a total area of 0.39 square miles, and an average elevation of 341 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]