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History · Cooper City

Cooper City dates to 1959

More historic than 4% of U.S. towns · #576 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Most of Cooper City was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1960.

1959founded
0on the National Register
1%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Cooper City began

When was Cooper City founded?

1959

Cooper City dates its founding to 1959 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 550 in 19602020 census: 34,40167 years

How historic is Cooper City?

D−

More historic than 4% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Cooper City’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Cooper City is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns, #576 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Cooper City’s overall grade.
Founding era1959, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19401.2% of homes (±1.0) · typical FL town 0.6% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical FL town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 4%
NewerOlder
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 10%

Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Cooper City’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1959.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Cooper City’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cooper City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cooper City’s history is told.

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The story so far

Cooper City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cooper City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cooper City is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959. It's part of the Miami metropolitan area. The city's population was 34,401 at the 2020 census. In 2006, Cooper City expanded with the annexation of the Waldrep Dairy Farm.

Cooper City was established in 1959. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 28,547 to 34,401 (+21%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Cooper City, 1959 to 2002

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1959
    FoundingCooper City is established
  3. 1963On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1995Born hereSkai Moore is born here
  5. 21st century
  6. 2002Born hereNadia Colon is born here
By decade

Cooper City, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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On the map

Cooper City on the map, 1963 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cooper City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cooper City on the 1963 USGS mapCooper City on the 1983 USGS mapCooper City on the 1994 USGS map1963Cooper City sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cooper City.

People over time

Cooper City, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000196019802000202034,401

Grew from 550 people in 1960 to 34,401 in 2020, more than tenfold.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Cooper City’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Cooper City

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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N
Nadia ColonDominican association football player · b. 2002
S
Skai MooreAmerican football linebacker · b. 1995
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Royal Palm Ranches

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Southwest RanchesIts storyDDavie3 historic placesC−Pembroke PinesIts storyD−

Questions about Cooper City’s history

What year was Cooper City founded?

In 1959, according to Wikidata. the census of 1960 counted 550 people here.

How does Cooper City rank for history?

Cooper City is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns, #576 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Cooper City?

1% of Cooper City’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1987.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.