Editing Cooper, Texas (section)

==Geography==
Cooper is the county seat of Delta County, as well as its most populated city.<ref name="Find a County">{{cite web|title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |year=2005 |url=http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm |access-date=May 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626200900/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=%2Fcffiles%2Fcounties%2Fusamap.cfm |archive-date=June 26, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to statistics from the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} (99.31%) is land. About {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} (0.69%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

Cooper is located at an elevation of {{convert|482|ft|m|abbr=on}}, a few miles north of Cooper Lake, between the north and south forks of the Sulphur River.<ref name=gnis/><ref name="US Map">{{cite map |cartography=[[Rand McNally]] |publisher=Rand McNally |title=The Road Atlas |year=2009 |edition=2009 |pages=100, 135 |isbn=0-528-94200-X}}</ref> It is located about {{convert|76|mi}} northeast of [[Dallas]] and {{convert|94|mi}} west of [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]].<ref name="distance">{{cite web |last=Michels |first=Chris |year=1997 |url=http://www2.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html |title=Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculation |publisher=[[Northern Arizona University]] |access-date=February 7, 2013 |archive-date=April 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411174434/http://www.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Texas State Highway 24]] bypasses Cooper to the north; however, Texas State Highway 24 Business splits off and passes through the center of the city. [[Texas State Highway 154]] begins at the western edge of Cooper and passes through the center of the city, intersecting [[Farm to Market Road 1528]] near the county courthouse. [[Farm to Market Road 64]] enters the very western portion of Cooper before terminating at State Highway 24. Nearby highways include [[Farm to Market Road 1880]] and [[Farm to Market Road 1529]].<ref name="Mapbook 502">{{Texas Mapbook|year=2018|502|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Statewide Map"/>

Cooper, as well as most of Delta County, is located in the [[Texas Blackland Prairies]] region, a flat, tall-grass prairie ecosystem that covers a large portion of north-central Texas. The region's elevation rarely differs from around {{convert|400|to|500|ft|abbr=on}}. The area's geology consists mainly of deep clay, or clay mixed with a dark-colored loam. However, the county is also known to have high-quality topsoil, ideal for crop growing.<ref name="Delta County"/>

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Cooper is in zone ''Cfa'' with warm, wet summers and a [[humid subtropical climate]].<ref name="Climate">{{cite journal |author1=Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson B. L. |author3= McMahon, T. A. |name-list-style=amp | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 |issue=5 | pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html | issn = 1027-5606| doi-access=free }} ''(direct: [http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf Final Revised Paper])''</ref> The average temperature in Cooper in January is {{convert|43|°F|°C|0|}}, and in July it is {{convert|92|°F|°C|0|}}. Its highest recorded temperature  was {{convert|115|°F|°C|0|}} in 1969, and the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-4|°F|°C|0|}} in 1989. The average wettest month is October. The average coolest month is January, while the average hottest month is August.<ref name="Weather Channel">{{cite web | title = Monthly averages for Cooper, TX| url =http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USTX0290 |website=The Weather Channel | year=2013 | access-date=February 7, 2013}}</ref>

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|Feb record high F = 91
|Mar record high F = 91
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 111
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 112
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 85
|Jan high F = 53
|Feb high F = 57
|Mar high F = 65
|Apr high F = 73
|May high F = 80
|Jun high F = 87
|Jul high F = 92
|Aug high F = 93
|Sep high F = 86
|Oct high F = 75
|Nov high F = 64
|Dec high F = 54
|Jan low F = 33
|Feb low F = 37
|Mar low F = 44
|Apr low F = 52
|May low F = 61
|Jun low F = 69
|Jul low F = 73
|Aug low F = 72
|Sep low F = 64
|Oct low F = 53
|Nov low F = 44
|Dec low F = 34
|Jan record low F = 0
|Feb record low F = −1
|Mar record low F = 11
|Apr record low F = 27
|May record low F = 36
|Jun record low F = 48
|Jul record low F = 53
|Aug record low F = 49
|Sep record low F = 39
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = −4
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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.0
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.8
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.4
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.8
|May precipitation inch = 4.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.4
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.4
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.4
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.0
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.4
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.5
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.3
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|date=February 2013
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