Cooper, Texas
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1880	294	—
1890	629	113.9%
1900	1,518	141.3%
1910	1,513	−0.3%
1920	2,563	69.4%
1930	2,023	−21.1%
1940	2,537	25.4%
1950	2,350	−7.4%
1960	2,213	−5.8%
1970	2,258	2.0%
1980	2,338	3.5%
1990	2,153	−7.9%
2000	2,150	−0.1%
2010	1,969	−8.4%
2016 (est.)	1,957	[20]	−0.6%
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