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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cooper is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The community was named after General John Cooper, a landowner. The population was 168 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 154 to 168 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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