Copperas Cove
| Copperas Cove | |||
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| Nickname : City of five Hills | |||
Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 25, 1879 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Coryell County | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 7 ′ N , 97 ° 54 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 32,032 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 887.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 36.1 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 333 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 76522 | ||
| Area code : | +1 254 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-16624 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1354974 | ||
| Website : | www.copperascovetx.gov | ||
 Downtown Copperas Cove |
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Copperas Cove is a City of Coryell County , located in the state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The distance to the eastern cities of Killeen and Fort Hood is 10 and 15 kilometers, respectively. 80 kilometers to the northeast is Waco , 80 kilometers south of Austin . The main road US Highway 190 runs through the city. Because the area is mountainous, Copperas Cove is also called the City of Five Hills .
History
The first residents asked the authorities in 1879 to establish a post office and a shop under the name Cove . However, this was not approved as a place of the same name already existed nearby. As a result, the name Coperas Cove was registered because there were mineral-rich springs nearby, but changed in 1901 to the Copperas Cove, which is valid today . With the connection to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway , the place experienced an economic boom. After the first inhabitants lived mainly from agriculture, the Fort Hood military base is now the main employer.
The list of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Coryell County and the National Register of Historic Places also list the Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office under ID number 79002928.
Demographic data
In 2011 a population of 32,155 people was determined, which means an increase of 8.7% compared to the year 2000. The average age of the residents in 2011 was 29.0 years, which is well below the average for Texas, which was 40.8 years.
sons and daughters of the town
- Charles Tillman , American football player.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ area-information / copperas-cove ( 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.
- ^ History History
- ↑ www.city-data.com
Web links
- City of Copperas Cove Official Website
- Statistics Copperas Cove of city-data (English)