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Cooper’s story
Cooper in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
CooperIL
A town of 763.
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Population
763
+0.6% since 2010
Median home value
$271K
Census ACS
Household income
$136K
median
Median age
45.5
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town
Small town
763 people, and everyone knows the way
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Nearby towns
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cooper. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Cooper
Most working residents leave Cooper for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (49%), Decatur (5%) and Rochester (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Cooper0%
Springfield49%
Decatur5%
Rochester3%
Woodside3%
12 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Cooper
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Cooper has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–39°
Spring43–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Cooper is
Cooper beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. Illinois
11 better19 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Cooper | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
St. Johns Hospital
11.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
7.1% of Cooper is conserved land
1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
7.1%conserved
7.1%
conserved · 1,291 of 18,288 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Cooper for work
Where Cooper’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
73jobs based in Cooper
0%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cooper
Township in Illinois, United States
Cooper Township is a rural township in Sangamon County, Illinois, covering about 28.7 square miles, almost all of which is land, and home to 758 residents as of 2020. It is a small but relatively affluent community with an older population, strong homeownership, high educational attainment, and income levels above state and national averages.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 898
- Area
- 29 sq mi
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