Cooper Township, Gentry County, Missouri

Cooper Township
Black Oak Schoolhouse relocated to Stanberry
Black Oak Schoolhouse relocated to Stanberry
Coordinates: 40°12′25″N 94°30′35″W / 40.2070727°N 94.5097942°W / 40.2070727; -94.5097942
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyGentry
Area
 • Total
69.38 sq mi (179.7 km2)
 • Land69.37 sq mi (179.7 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)  0.01%
Elevation860 ft (260 m)
Population
 • Total
1,696
 • Density24.4/sq mi (9.4/km2)
FIPS code29-07516282[1]
GNIS feature ID766666[2]
Cooper Township Cemetery

Cooper Township is a township in Gentry County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1696.[3]

Cooper Township has the name of Gallenburg Cooper, an early settler.[4]

Transportation

The following highways travel through the township:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooper Township, Gentry County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.