Sikeston, Missouri

Sikeston, Missouri
City
Downtown Sikeston
Location of Sikeston, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°52′59″N 89°35′16″W / 36.88306°N 89.58778°W / 36.88306; -89.58778
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Scott, New Madrid
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Greg Turnbow
Area [1]
• Total	17.30 sq mi (44.80 km2)
• Land	17.14 sq mi (44.39 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation [2]	331 ft (101 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,291
• Density	950.52/sq mi (367.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63801
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-67790[3]
GNIS feature ID	2395885[2]
Website	http://www.sikeston.org/

Sikeston /ˈsaɪkstən/ is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way of Interstate 55, Interstate 57, and U.S. Route 60, Sikeston is close to the halfway point between St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee and is four hours from Nashville.

The city is named after John Sikes, who founded it in 1860. It is the principal city of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of all of Scott County, and has a total population of 41,143.

As of the 2020 census, the city population was 16,291, making it the fourth-most populous city in Missouri's 8th Congressional district behind Cape Girardeau, Rolla, and Farmington, and just ahead of Poplar Bluff which has had a similar population as Sikeston over the last few decades. Before the 2010 census, it had been the second-most populous city in the congressional district.