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Welcome to Coopertown ...

The town of Coopertown is located in Robertson County<1>.

Coopertown was established in 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coopertown has a population of 4,571 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Coopertown is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Coopertown: 615 & 629<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coopertown had an population of 4,571 people. This is an increase of 6.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coopertown had a population of 4,278 people (or 6.45% of the total population of Robertson County). This makes Coopertown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Coopertown represents 0.07% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,278 people, the population of Coopertown increased 41.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,027 people).

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

Communities Also Named Coopertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Coopertown - they are located in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coopertown ...

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

  • Cheap Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodlettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • White House
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenbrier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
  • Millersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ashland City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shackle Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people

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 Coopertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coopertown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coopertown. 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 Coopertown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coopertown ...

Looking for more information about Coopertown? 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 Coopertown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coopertown.

Adding Coopertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coopertown 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 Coopertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coopertown post office opened in 1852. The Coopertown post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coopertown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Robertson, 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 Coopertown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coopertown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Coopertown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Coopertown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/