Cooter, Missouri

Cooter, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Cooter, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°2′45″N 89°48′36″W / 36.04583°N 89.81°W / 36.04583; -89.81Coordinates: 36°2′45″N 89°48′36″W / 36.04583°N 89.81°W / 36.04583; -89.81
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Pemiscot
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	262 ft (80 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	440
– Density	1,492.5/sq mi (576.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	63839
Area code(s)	573
FIPS code	29-16336[1]
GNIS feature ID	0716293[2]

Cooter is a city in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. The population was 440 at the 2000 census.

History

According to Houck's History of Missouri the town of Cooter was named in 1854 for the Coutre family, early settlers to the area. The Coutres are believed to have emigrated from France in the mid-1700s to the Franco-American village of St. Genevieve. Portell Coutre travelled inland westward, and in 1795 is listed in documents as being a merchant in the area of present-day Cooter.^[3] As often happened with unusual or foreign names in the largely illiterate rural America of the time, the towns name was spelled as it sounds.

Geography

Cooter is located at 36°2′45″N 89°48′36″W / 36.04583°N 89.81°W / 36.04583; -89.81 (36.045894, -89.810096)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 440 people, 176 households, and 118 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,492.5 people per square mile (585.8/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 678.4 per square mile (266.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.18% White, 0.45% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.23% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population

There were 176 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $32,955. Males had a median income of $26,429 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,267. About 16.1% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ A History of Missouri Vol. 2, by Louis Houck. Published by R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago, 1908.
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.