Cooper County, Missouri
23 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,824
- Median household income
- $70,625
- ±4,864
- Unemployed
- 4.3%
- 339 of 7,853 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.5%
- 5,463 of 6,246 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Cooper | 17,115 (2021) | 200 Main St, Boonville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blackwater | 175 (2021) | Po Box 115, Blackwater | — |
| City of Boonville | 7,870 (2021) | 401 Main Street., Boonville | Website |
| City of Bunceton | 335 (2021) | Po Box 46, Bunceton | — |
| City of Otterville | 448 (2021) | Po Box 58, Otterville | — |
| City of Pilot Grove | 664 (2021) | Po Box 122, Pilot Grove | Website |
| City of Prairie Home | 267 (2021) | Po Box 39, Prairie Home | — |
| Village of Windsor Place | 358 (2021) | Po Box 42, Boonville | — |
| Village of Wooldridge | 29 (2021) | 202 Granvel Blvd, Wooldridge | — |
Special districts 14
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton-Wooldridge Levee District 1 | Flood control | 422 E Spring St, Boonville | — |
| Cooper County Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 414, Boonville | — |
| Boonville Riverfront Transportation Development District | Highways | 401 Main St, Boonville | — |
| Boonville City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 506 Powell Ct, Boonville | — |
| Blackwater Area Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 301 Trigg Street, Blackwater | — |
| Cooper County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 126, Boonville | — |
| Fortuna Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 34, Fortuna | — |
| Otterville Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 3530 Old Route 50, Otterville | — |
| Pilot Grove Area Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 10460 Mile Corner Road, Pilot Grove | — |
| Prairie Home Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 114, Prairie Home | — |
| Cooper County Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | Po Box 308, Mound City | — |
| Cooper County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 17066 Highway 87, Boonville | — |
| Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 422, Boonville | — |
| Cooper County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | 25383 Highway 179, Wooldridge | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BLACKWATER R-II
School district1 schools
300 DODDRIDGE, Blackwater, MO, 65322
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BOONVILLE R-I
School district6 schools
736 MAIN ST, Boonville, MO, 65233
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
COOPER CO. R-IV
School district2 schools
500 EAST MAIN, Bunceton, MO, 65237
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
OTTERVILLE R-VI
School district2 schools
101 W GEORGETOWN ST, Otterville, MO, 65348
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PILOT GROVE C-4
School district2 schools
107 SCHOOL ST, Pilot Grove, MO, 65276
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PRAIRIE HOME R-V
School district2 schools
301 HWY DRIVE, Prairie Home, MO, 65068
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Southern Boone Farmers' Market (Ashland) · Boone County Farmers' Market (Columbia) · Columbia Farmers Market (Columbia)
Fayette Area Farmers' Market (901 West Davis Fayette)
Sedalia Area Farmers' Market (MO)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.