Cooper County

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Cooper County Courthouse
Cooper County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Boonville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
200 Main Street
Boonville, MO 65233-1276
Foundation : December 17, 1818
Made up from: Howard County
Area code : 001 660
Demographics
Residents : 17,601  (2010)
Population density : 12 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1477 km²
Water surface : 13 km²
map
Map of Cooper County within Missouri

The Cooper County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 17,601 people and a population density of 12 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Boonville , named after Daniel M. and Nathan Boone , the sons of Daniel Boone who worked in the salt business in the area.

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Missouri on the south bank of the Missouri River . It has an area of ​​1477 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Cooper County:

Saline County Howard County Boone County
Pettis County Compass card (de) .svg
Morgan County Moniteau County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 6959 -
1830 6904 -0.8%
1840 10,484 51.9%
1850 12,950 23.5%
1860 17,356 34%
1870 20.092 15.8%
1880 21,596 7.5%
1890 22,707 5.1%
1900 22,532 -0.8%
1910 20,311 -9.9%
1920 19.308 -4.9%
1930 19,522 1.1%
1940 18,075 -7.4%
1950 16.608 -8.1%
1960 15,448 -7%
1970 14,732 -4.6%
1980 14,643 -0.6%
1990 14,835 1.3%
2000 16,670 12.4%
2010 17.601 5.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Cooper County was formed on December 17, 1818 from parts of Howard County. It was named after Sarshall Cooper , who was killed by Indians in 1814.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Cooper County had 17,601 people in 6,397 households. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.47 people lived in each of the 6397 households.

The racial the population was composed of 90.4 percent white, 7.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.

22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 47.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,586  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,234. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cooper County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Cooper County is divided into 14 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Blackwater Township 387    29-06166
Boonville Township 10,371    29-07336
Clark Fork Township 655    29-14122
Clear Creek Township 417    29-14626
Kelly Township 716    29-38198
Lamine Township 268    29-40502
Lebanon Township 329    29-41150
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
North Moniteau Township 255    29-53156
Otterville Township 852    29-55496
Palestine Township 396    29-56000
Pilot Grove Township 1222    29-57620
Prairie Home Township 682    29-59744
Saline Township 840    29-65306
South Moniteau Township 211    29-68978

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758481. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cooper County, MO. Retrieved October 21, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 21, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 38 ° 51 ′  N , 92 ° 49 ′  W