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A town of 2,564. Nearly 8.5% of it is conserved land.

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Population
2,564
−4.1% since 2010
Median home value
$171K
Census ACS
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
45.8
years
Jobs based here
187
A commuter town

What makes Cooper stand out

The 2 things Cooper does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
6 miof trails
Outdoors
#507 most conserved land in PA
5.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves
8.5% of the town is conserved land.
CSchool Grade
Schools
Better than 31%
of PA districts
School Grade C.
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Cooper for work

Where Cooper’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Morris Morris 8% 7% → College College 7% 5% → Rush Rush 5% 5% → Lawrence Lawrence 5% 4% → Decatur Decatur 4% 4% → Ferguson Ferguson 4% Cooper · 3% stay
187jobs based in Cooper
3%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Cooper’s report card

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Hazards7/100Very low risk of storm & flood damageOutdoors6 miof trails · 8.5% conservedCommute19 miHalf of commuters travel lessSchoolsCBeats 31% of PA districtsClimate82°/18°Summer high · winter low · 50″ snow

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Weather

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H 73° · L 43°

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Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Cooper. Another town gets a different order.

Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 7% of U.S. communities.

7risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
7Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2010
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

8.5% of Cooper is conserved land

5.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

8.5%conserved
8.5%
conserved · 2,206 of 26,099 acres
5.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
#507
most conserved land in PA
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 1000.6 mi2,081
2. Kylertown Little League Fields—6
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cooper

Most working residents leave Cooper for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (8%), College (7%) and Rush (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cooper3%
Morris8%
College7%
Rush5%
Lawrence5%
19 mi
median commute distance
187
jobs based in Cooper
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Cooper’s public schools outperform 31% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Cooper’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Christian Servant Academy PrivateK–314
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Cooper has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring36–59°
Summer57–80°
Fall40–61°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Cooper is

Cooper tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
Mount Nittany Medical Center
18.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Clearfield County - ED 17-25, ED 17-26, ED 17-27, ED 17-…
1850 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Clearfield County - ED 17-25, ED 17-26, ED 17-27, ED 17-… · Wikimedia Commons
Cooper’s story

Cooper in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Clearfield County - Cooper - ED 17-27, ED 17-28, ED 17-291940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Clearfield County - Cooper - ED 17-27, ED 17-28, ED 17-29Flickr - Nicholas T - Buildup (1)
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About Cooper

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Cooper Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,593 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,594
Area
41 sq mi

Cooper’s neighbors

10 towns share a border with Cooper.

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RushSnow ShoeKarthausBurnsideWinburneLanseCovingtonCasanovaGrahamMorrisRushSnow ShoeKarthausBurnsideWinburneLanseCovingtonCasanovaGrahamMorrisCooper
Rush
S · 5% of Cooper workers commute here
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Snow Shoe
E
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Karthaus
N
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Burnside
NE
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Winburne
SW
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Lanse
S
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Covington
N
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Casanova
SW
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Graham
W · 3% of Cooper workers commute here
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Morris
SW · 8% of Cooper workers commute here
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