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Supplementary answer:

Some of the confusion arises because there is also a geographic feature named Cape Canaveral. It's pretty much the green area shown in the other answer, east of the Banana River. On this geographic feature Cape Canaveral is built Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Today's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is built on Merritt Island.

Even more confusingly, in 1963 then-President Johnson named the geographic feature Cape Kennedy and the NASA site after President John Kennedy. (At the time what we now know as KSC was called the Launch Operations Center.) After the renaming we had Kennedy Space Center (not located on Cape Kennedy, but on Merritt Island) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (located on Cape Kennedy).

This drove the locals crazy, and in 1973 the state of Florida renamed the geographic feature Cape Canaveral, leading to the current situation.

And of course, in NASA parlance, "the Cape" is KSC. sigh

Need more? There is a town named Merritt Island and a town named Cape Canaveral! Fortunately, these are located on the appropriately named geographic features.

       Geographic Area   Facility                            Town
============================================================================
1962
       Cape Canaveral    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Launch Operations Center            Merritt Island

1965
       Cape Kennedy      Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Kennedy Space Center                Merritt Island

2018
       Cape Canaveral    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Kennedy Space Center                Merritt Island

Today there is no such place as Cape Kennedy! Be in the cool kids club by never saying that phrase.

References:

Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral

Space.com: KSC

Supplementary answer:

Some of the confusion arises because there is also a geographic feature named Cape Canaveral. It's pretty much the green area shown in the other answer, east of the Banana River. On this geographic feature Cape Canaveral is built Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Today's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is built on Merritt Island.

Even more confusingly, in 1963 then-President Johnson named the geographic feature Cape Kennedy and the NASA site after President John Kennedy. (At the time what we now know as KSC was called the Launch Operations Center.) After the renaming we had Kennedy Space Center (not located on Cape Kennedy, but on Merritt Island) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (located on Cape Kennedy).

This drove the locals crazy, and in 1973 the state of Florida renamed the geographic feature Cape Canaveral, leading to the current situation.

And of course, in NASA parlance, "the Cape" is KSC. sigh

Need more? There is a town named Merritt Island and a town named Cape Canaveral! Fortunately, these are located on the appropriately named geographic features.

Today there is no such place as Cape Kennedy! Be in the cool kids club by never saying that phrase.

References:

Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral

Space.com: KSC

Supplementary answer:

Some of the confusion arises because there is also a geographic feature named Cape Canaveral. It's pretty much the green area shown in the other answer, east of the Banana River. On this geographic feature Cape Canaveral is built Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Today's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is built on Merritt Island.

Even more confusingly, in 1963 then-President Johnson named the geographic feature Cape Kennedy and the NASA site after President John Kennedy. (At the time what we now know as KSC was called the Launch Operations Center.) After the renaming we had Kennedy Space Center (not located on Cape Kennedy, but on Merritt Island) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (located on Cape Kennedy).

This drove the locals crazy, and in 1973 the state of Florida renamed the geographic feature Cape Canaveral, leading to the current situation.

And of course, in NASA parlance, "the Cape" is KSC. sigh

Need more? There is a town named Merritt Island and a town named Cape Canaveral! Fortunately, these are located on the appropriately named geographic features.

Today there is no such place as Cape Kennedy! Be in the cool kids club by never saying that phrase.

References:

Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral

Space.com: KSC

Supplementary answer:

Some of the confusion arises because there is also a geographic feature named Cape Canaveral. It's pretty much the green area shown in the other answer, east of the Banana River. On this geographic feature Cape Canaveral is built Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Today's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is built on Merritt Island.

Even more confusingly, in 1963 then-President Johnson named the geographic feature Cape Kennedy and the NASA site after President John Kennedy. (At the time what we now know as KSC was called the Launch Operations Center.) After the renaming we had Kennedy Space Center (not located on Cape Kennedy, but on Merritt Island) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (located on Cape Kennedy).

This drove the locals crazy, and in 1973 the state of Florida renamed the geographic feature Cape Canaveral, leading to the current situation.

And of course, in NASA parlance, "the Cape" is KSC. sigh

Need more? There is a town named Merritt Island and a town named Cape Canaveral! Fortunately, these are located on the appropriately named geographic features.

       Geographic Area   Facility                            Town
============================================================================
1962
       Cape Canaveral    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Launch Operations Center            Merritt Island

1965
       Cape Kennedy      Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Kennedy Space Center                Merritt Island

2018
       Cape Canaveral    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Kennedy Space Center                Merritt Island

Today there is no such place as Cape Kennedy! Be in the cool kids club by never saying that phrase.

References:

Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral

Space.com: KSC

Supplementary answer:

Some of the confusion arises because there is also a geographic feature named Cape Canaveral. It's pretty much the green area shown in the other answer, east of the Banana River. On this geographic feature Cape Canaveral is built Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Today's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is built on Merritt Island.

Even more confusingly, in 1963 then-President Johnson named the geographic feature Cape Kennedy and the NASA site after President John Kennedy. (At the time what we now know as KSC was called the Launch Operations Center.) After the renaming we had Kennedy Space Center (not located on Cape Kennedy, but on Merritt Island) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (located on Cape Kennedy).

This drove the locals crazy, and in 1973 the state of Florida renamed the geographic feature Cape Canaveral, leading to the current situation.

And of course, in NASA parlance, "the Cape" is KSC. sigh

Need more? There is a town named Merritt Island and a town named Cape Canaveral! Fortunately, these are located on the appropriately named geographic features.

       Geographic Area   Facility                            Town
============================================================================
1962
       Cape Canaveral    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Launch Operations Center            Merritt Island

1965
       Cape Kennedy      Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Kennedy Space Center                Merritt Island

2018
       Cape Canaveral    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station    Cape Canaveral
       Merritt Island    Kennedy Space Center                Merritt Island

Today there is no such place as Cape Kennedy! Be in the cool kids club by never saying that phrase.

References:

Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral

Space.com: KSC

Supplementary answer:

Some of the confusion arises because there is also a geographic feature named Cape Canaveral. It's pretty much the green area shown in the other answer, east of the Banana River. On this geographic feature Cape Canaveral is built Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Today's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is built on Merritt Island.

Even more confusingly, in 1963 then-President Johnson named the geographic feature Cape Kennedy and the NASA site after President John Kennedy. (At the time what we now know as KSC was called the Launch Operations Center.) After the renaming we had Kennedy Space Center (not located on Cape Kennedy, but on Merritt Island) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (located on Cape Kennedy).

This drove the locals crazy, and in 1973 the state of Florida renamed the geographic feature Cape Canaveral, leading to the current situation.

And of course, in NASA parlance, "the Cape" is KSC. sigh

Need more? There is a town named Merritt Island and a town named Cape Canaveral! Fortunately, these are located on the appropriately named geographic features.

Today there is no such place as Cape Kennedy! Be in the cool kids club by never saying that phrase.

References:

Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral

Space.com: KSC