Cooter, Missouri
Cooter, Missouri | ||
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FIPS code 29-16336[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2393630[2] |
Cooter is a city in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. The population was 343 at the 2020 census.[4]
History
According to Houck's History of Missouri, the town of Cooter was named in 1854 for the Coutre (pronounced "Coo-Tra") family, headed by Frenchman Portell Coutre of New Madrid, Missouri.[5]
In 1942, an auxiliary airfield was constructed on the west side of the city as part of Blytheville Army Airfield.[6] In August 1946, the airfield was closed with the declaration of the main air base as surplus property by the War Assets Administration. At the time, doubt was expressed by local leaders that the field would be developed into a municipal airport.[7]
Geography
Cooter is located in the southeast corner of the
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.[9]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 540 | — | |
1930 | 453 | −16.1% | |
1940 | 466 | 2.9% | |
1950 | 490 | 5.2% | |
1960 | 477 | −2.7% | |
1970 | 414 | −13.2% | |
1980 | 479 | 15.7% | |
1990 | 451 | −5.8% | |
2000 | 440 | −2.4% | |
2010 | 469 | 6.6% | |
2020 | 343 | −26.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] |
2010 census
As of the
There were 175 households, of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.0% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.
The median age in the city was 35.5 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 176 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $32,955. Males had a median income of $26,429 versus $18,500 for females. The
Notable people
- lobbyist in Little Rock; reared on a diversified farm near Cooter
- Greg Razer, member of the Missouri Senate; former Deputy Regional Director for U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooter, Missouri
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Cooter history - Pemiscot County, MOGenWeb
- ^ Blytheville Army Air Field : Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center. Baton Rogue, LA: Army and Navy Publishing Company. 1942.
- ^ "BAAF declared surplus by US Military". The Courier News. 1946-08-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.