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Delta is a city in southern 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.[1] 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.[2]
Geography
Delta is located on Missouri State Highway 25 in southern Cape Girardeau County, about 11 miles northeast of Advance and four miles west of 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.[3]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203018/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Cape+Girardeau
- ↑ https://shsmo.org/collections/manuscripts/ramsay/cape-girardeau
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt