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Welcome to Cooper County ...

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

The community of Boonville is the Seat for Cooper County.

Cooper County was founded in 1818 and was created by taking area from Howard County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cooper had a population of 17,709 people. This is an increase of 0.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,603 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cooper represented 0.29% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Cooper County:

  • Blackwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bunceton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Otterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Home
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Windsor Place village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
    • Windsor Place village
  • Wooldridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wooldridge is located in Cooper County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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