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Cooper, Texas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cooper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75432. It stands on East Fork Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cooper South quadrangle. 1,911 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 482 feet above sea level.

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Cooper within Delta County

Population over time

2 figures

Cooper fell from 1,969 to 1,911 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,969
20201,911-58 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

97 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Cooper between 2005 and 2018, burning about 589 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Equipment and vehicle use15
Natural3
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 2890
28 September 2017Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 24 N FIRE
19 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1530
7 August 2013Debris and open burning3.5 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In TexasUNIT 18 FIRE
5 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1528 GRASS FIRE
30 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 4215
3 August 2013Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 2949

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Delta County

Storms near this place

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cooper in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 13 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCooper$150,000Widespread wind damage was reported with numerous trees and power poles blown down. Some large trees were uprooted. A downburst likely caused the damage, which had a track of about two miles long by a mile and a half wide. Several roofs were ripped off businesses and residences, and street signs and awnings were twisted. The radio tower at the Delta County Law Enforcement Center was broken in half.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindCooper$50,000Trees were blown down and four businesses damaged. Flooding was reported along low lying roads in the eastern part of the county after 2000C.
April 2014HailCooper$40,000The Delta County Emergency Manager reported golf ball sized hail in the city of Cooper.
October 2002Flash FloodCooper$25,000County roads flooded southwest of Cooper.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindCooper$25,000Two cars were destroyed when thunderstorm winds blew down trees onto them.
January 2020Tornado (EF0)Cooper$20,000A small supercell thunderstorm moved northeast into Delta County, Texas, spawning a brief tornado on the west side of the City of Cooper. The tornado formed about two blocks south of West Dallas Avenue in west Cooper, destroying a small outbuilding and causing minor roof and tree damage. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Dallas Avenue and pulling the roof and an exterior cinder block wall off of a small commercial building. Exterior siding damage also occurred to a two-story apartment complex nearby. The tornado continued toward the northeast, seriously damaging a large sheet metal cotton gin building. Minor tree and structural damage continued for approximately another 200 yards before the tornado dissipated south of State Highway 24. This tornado was rated an EF-0 with maximum winds of 85 mph.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCooper$20,000The roof of a building on the west side of the square in Cooper collapsed. The incoming water broke the windows and doors, scattering debris onto Dallas Avenue.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCooper$10,000Large trees were knocked down at the intersection of 4th Street and Terrell Ave. Power lines were also knocked down in the city of Cooper.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindCooper$10,000Two mobile homes were damaged by high thunderstorm winds.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindCooper$5,000Several trees and large limbs were blown down across the county.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindCooper$5,000Roofs were damaged and trees were blown down by high winds.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindCooper$5,000High winds blew the roofs off two out buildings.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCooper$3,000Large limbs were broken and fences were damaged.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCooper$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm wind.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindCooper$2,000A barn was blown over by strong winds.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindCooper$2,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindCooper$2,000Power lines were blown down by high winds.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindCooper$2,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindCooper$500A portable sign was blown down onto a road.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindCooper$500A tree was blown down across Highway 24 on the Hunt/Delta county line.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindCooper$500A utility pole was blown down by high winds.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindCooper$100Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2025HailCooper-Photo received from the public of hail slightly larger than quarters just outside of Cooper.
April 2017HailCooper-Emergency management reported quarter sized hail in the city of Cooper, TX.
March 2015FloodCooper-Cooper Police reported high water over the roadway on Texas State Highway 24. Highway 24 was closed near Cooper due to the high water.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindCooper-A sheriff's deputy estimated 60 MPH winds in Cooper.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCooper-Law enforcement reported tree damage in Cooper.
March 2008Flash FloodCooper-A couple of roads were closed near Klondike due to flooding.
June 2007Flash FloodCooper-FM 1531 and FM 3388 were closed due to flooding near Ratton.
July 2007Flash FloodCooper-Several secondary roads were closed due to flooding.
January 2005Flash FloodCooper-Flooding was reported on FM 71 at the South Sulphur River Bridge.
January 2005Thunderstorm WindCooper-Several large trees were blocking a road in town.
January 2005Flash FloodCooper-Two streets in town have several inches of water over them and are closed.
April 2005HailCooper-Golf ball size hail reported in Yowell.
April 2005HailCooper-Relayed by amateur radio operator.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindCooper-Power outages were reported in town.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindCooper-Estimated by local law enforcement.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCooper-Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
December 2001Flash FloodCooper-FM 224 remains closed from Cooper to the Hunt County line.
December 2001Flash FloodCooper-County roads 1529 and 71 were closed due to high water.
November 1998Flash FloodCooper-Highway 71 was closed due to flash flooding from heavy thunderstorms.
December 1998Flash FloodCooper-City streets in Cooper, and in the western part of Delta County, were flooded.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindCooper-Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto Highway 154.
October 1998Flash FloodCooper-Water covered several roads in Cooper.
June 1997Flash FloodCooper-Numerous roads throughout the county were reported flooded.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindCooper-A utility pole was blown down by high winds.
November 1994HailCooper-A utility pole was blown down by high winds.
November 1994HailCooper-High winds blew the roofs off two out buildings.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindCooper-Damage to trees from thunderstorm winds.
February 2005HailCooper-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindCooper-no account filed
April 2000HailCooper-no account filed
April 2000HailCooper-no account filed
May 2000HailCooper-no account filed
May 2000HailCooper-no account filed
July 1998HailCooper-no account filed
May 1998HailCooper-no account filed
February 1997Flash FloodCooper-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindCooper-no account filed
March 1997HailCooper-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Delta County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Price2.7 miles8
Liberty Grove3.0 miles8
Enloe4.4 miles8
Klondike4.8 miles9
Post Oak4.8 miles8
Crossroads5.1 miles8
Friendship5.2 miles8
Rattan5.7 miles9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on CooperAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q974249The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1354942. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.