Cooper County, Missouri
| Cooper County, Missouri | |
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Cooper County Courthouse in Boonville
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 Location in the U.S. state of Missouri |
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 Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 17, 1818 |
| Named for | Sarshell Cooper, frontier settler who was killed by Native Americans near Arrow Rock in 1814 |
| Seat | Boonville |
| Largest city | Boonville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 569 sq mi (1,474 km2) |
| • Land | 565 sq mi (1,463 km2) |
| • Water | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2), 0.8% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 17,642 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | James R. Lachner | Republican | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Nancy Fisher | Republican | ||
| County Clerk | Darryl Kempf | Democratic | ||
| Collector | Carol Nauman | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Eddie Brickner | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Paul Davis | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Ernie Walther | Republican | ||
| Coroner | James Hurt | Republican | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Douglas Abele | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Stephanie Young | Republican | ||
| Recorder | Nancy Fisher | Republican | ||
| Sheriff | Jerry Wolfe | Republican | ||
| Surveyor | Curtis Basinger | Republican | ||
| Treasurer | Stanley Serck | Republican | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 639 (35.80%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 503 (28.18%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 545 (30.53%) | |
| Ron Paul | 70 (3.92%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 1,019 (54.96%) | |
| Barack Obama | 782 (42.18%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 42 (2.27%) | |
Cooper County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,601. 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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 569 square miles (1,470 km2), of which 565 square miles (1,460 km2) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, there were 16,670 people, 5,932 households and 4,140 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 per square mile (11/km²). There were 6,676 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.05% White, 8.96% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Approximately 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.1% were of German, 18.7% American, 8.1% English and 8.0% Irish ancestry.
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