Official Name: | Cooper, Houston County, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cooper |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Houston |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 262 |
Coordinates: | 31.2431°N -95.5819°W |
Area Code: | 430 & 903 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2034917 |
Cooper is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Houston County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 27 in 2000.
Cooper was established circa 1900, and by the mid-1930s had a church, a cemetery, and several houses. Many residents moved away after World War II, and by the early 1990s, only a church and a few widely scattered houses remained in the area. Its population was 27 in 2000.
Cooper is located on Texas State Highway 21, 9miles southwest of Crockett in southwestern Houston County.
Today, the community is served by the Crockett Independent School District.