Editing Cooter, Missouri

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| official_name                   = Cooter, Missouri
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| population_total                = 343
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| postal_code                     = 63839
| area_code                       = [[Area code 573|573]]
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'''Cooter''' is a city in [[Pemiscot County, Missouri|Pemiscot County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 343 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Cooter_city,_Missouri?g=1600000US2916336 |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>[http://pemiscot.mogenweb.org/towns/cooterhistory.htm Cooter history - Pemiscot County, MOGenWeb]</ref>

In 1942, an auxiliary airfield was constructed on the west side of the city as part of Blytheville Army Airfield.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Blytheville Army Air Field : Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center |publisher=Army and Navy Publishing Company |year=1942 |location=Baton Rogue, LA}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1946-08-21 |title=BAAF declared surplus by US Military |pages=11 |work=The Courier News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-baaf-declared-surplus-b/102973415/ |access-date=2023-12-16}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cooter is located in the southeast corner of the [[Missouri Bootheel]] on [[Missouri Route E]] 1.5 miles east of [[I-55]]. The Missouri-[[Arkansas]] border is three miles to the south and the [[Mississippi River]] lies six miles east.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 71 {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 540
|1930= 453
|1940= 466
|1950= 490
|1960= 477
|1970= 414
|1980= 479
|1990= 451
|2000= 440
|2010= 469
|2020= 343
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 469 people, 175 households, and 133 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1563.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 191 housing units at an average density of {{convert|636.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.92% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 175 households, of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were [[Marriage|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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 440 people, 176 households, and 118 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,492.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 200 housing units at an average density of {{convert|678.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.68% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.91% of the population

There were 176 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were [[Marriage|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 [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,267. About 16.1% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Marvin Childers]], member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from [[Blytheville, Arkansas|Blytheville]], [[Arkansas]], from 2001 to 2006; lawyer and poultry industry [[lobbyist]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|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]]

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[[Category:Cities in Pemiscot County, Missouri]]
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[[Category:1854 establishments in Missouri]]