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Welcome to Cotter ...

The city of Cotter is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cotter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cotter has a population of 42 people<2> (see below for details).

Cotter is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cotter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cotter: 319

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cotter had an population of 42 people. This is a decrease of 12.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cotter had a population of 48 people. This makes Cotter the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 48 people, the population of Cotter has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 48 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cotter.

Communities Also Named Cotter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cotter - they are located in Arkansas and Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cotter.

Communities near Cotter ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cotter.

  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kalona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
  • Wapello
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wapello is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Columbus Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lone Tree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Winfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Riverside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Wayland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cotter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cotter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cotter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotter. See our Newspapers Page for Cotter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cotter ...

Looking for more information about Cotter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cotter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cotter.

Adding Cotter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cotter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cotter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cotter post office opened in 1890. The Cotter post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cotter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cotter.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cotter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/