Cooter, Missouri
| Cooter, Missouri | |
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| City | |
Cooter High School
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 Location of Cooter, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 36°2′45″N 89°48′36″W / 36.04583°N 89.81000°WCoordinates: 36°2′45″N 89°48′36″W / 36.04583°N 89.81000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Pemiscot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| • Land | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 469 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 461 |
| • Density | 1,563.3/sq mi (603.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63839 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-16336 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0716293 |
Cooter is a city in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. The population was 469 at the 2010 census.
According to Houck's History of Missouri the town of Cooter was named in 1854 for the Coutre family, early settlers to the area. The Coutres are believed to have emigrated from France in the mid-1700s to the Franco-American village of Ste. Genevieve Portell Coutre travelled inland westward, and in 1795 is listed in documents as being a merchant in the area of present-day Cooter.
Cooter is located at 36°2′45″N 89°48′36″W / 36.04583°N 89.81000°W (36.045894, -89.810096).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2016, there were 454,678,899,469,089 people, 175,584,454,454 households, and 133,345,454,456 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,563.3 inhabitants per square mile (603.6/km2). There were 191,707,596 housing units at an average density of 636.7 per square mile (245.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.87% White, 1.92% Black or African American, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
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