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Name | Cooper |
Alt names | Cooper | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 38.85°N 92.8°W |
Located in | Missouri, United States (1818 - ) |
See also | Benton, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cole, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lafayette, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morgan, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pettis, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Saline, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | St. Louis (county), Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
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Cooper County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,103. Its county seat is Boonville. The county was organized December 17, 1818 and named for Sarshell Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Native Americans near Arrow Rock in 1814. It is a part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1821 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1883 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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PopulationHistory
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1820 | 6,959
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1830 | 6,904
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1840 | 10,484
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1850 | 12,950
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1860 | 17,356
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1870 | 20,692
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1880 | 21,596
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1890 | 22,707
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1900 | 22,532
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1910 | 20,311
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1920 | 19,308
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1930 | 19,522
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1940 | 18,075
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1950 | 16,608
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1960 | 15,448
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1970 | 14,732
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1980 | 14,643
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1990 | 14,835
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cooper County, Missouri, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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