Cooper County, Missouri

Cooper County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	December 17, 1818
Named for	Sarshall Cooper, frontier settler, who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in 1814
Seat	Boonville
Largest city	Boonville
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	570.22 sq mi (1,477 km²) 565.03 sq mi (1,463 km²) 5.19 sq mi (13 km²), 0.91
Population  - (2010)  - Density	17,601 31/sq mi (12.03/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Cooper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the population was 17,601. Its county seat is Boonville^[1]. The county was organized in 1818 and is named for Sarshall Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in 1814.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 570.22 square miles (1,476.9 km²), of which 565.03 square miles (1,463.4 km²) (or 99.09%) is land and 5.19 square miles (13.4 km²) (or 0.91%) is water.^[2]

Adjacent counties

• Howard County (north)
• Boone County (northeast)
• Moniteau County (southeast)
• Morgan County (south)
• Pettis County (west)
• Saline County (northwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• U.S. Route 50
• Missouri Route 5
• Missouri Route 41
• Missouri Route 87
• Missouri Route 98
• Missouri Route 135
• Missouri Route 179

National protected area

• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

As of the 2000 census^[3], there were 16,670 people, 5,932 households and 4,140 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 per square mile (11/km²). There were 6,676 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.05% White, 8.96% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.1% were of German, 18.7% American, 8.1% English and 8.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 5,932 households, of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

Age distribution was 22.80% under the age of 18, 14.00% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 117.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.00 males.

The median household income was $35,313, and the median family income was $41,526. Males had a median income of $28,513 versus $20,965 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,648. About 8.30% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.80% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Blackwater Boonville Bunceton

Otterville Pilot Grove Prairie Home

Villages

Windsor Place Wooldridge

Unincorporated communities

• Clifton City
• Speed

Townships

Cooper County is divided into fourteen townships:

Blackwater Boonville Clark Fork Clear Creek Kelly

Lamine Lebanon North Moniteau Otterville Palestine

Pilot Grove Prairie Home Saline South Moniteau

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cooper County, Missouri

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Cooper County Information from MO-River.Net
• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Cooper County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Coordinates: 38°51′N 92°49′W / 38.85°N 92.81°W / 38.85; -92.81