- Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
- Legal status: Village
- Population: 113 (Change since 1990: +9.7%)
- Founded: 1866
- Name origin: Whitewater River
- Alternate name: White Water
- Located on Route A between intersections with Route U and Route F
- Latitude: 37°14'13" N (+37.2370)
- Longitude: 89°47'51" W (-89.7975)
- Elevation: 370 feet above sea level
- Civil township: Hubble
- Land area: 0.20 square miles (128.2 acres)
As the crow flies, Whitewater is...
Name origin
Named for the Whitewater River
Timeline
- 1866
- Whitewater founded
- 1877
- P. N. O'Brien established the first store.
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 122 | -- |
| 1910 | 250 | +104.9% |
| 1920 | 284 | +13.6% |
| 1930 | 223 | -21.5% |
| 1940 | 175 | -21.5% |
| 1950 | 187 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 169 | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 135 | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 161 | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 103 | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 113 | +9.7% |