CooperME
A town of 169, settled in 1827.
Is Cooper a good place to live?
Reynolds Family Forest, at 971 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Cooper has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
169 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cooper: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cooper, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cooper.
The average trip to work in Cooper is longer than in most of Maine or the rest of the country
Cooper’s middle household income is $49,000. Only 9 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Cooper. The top destinations are Machias (20%), Calais (11%) and Baileyville (9%).
| Cooper | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 44 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
21.9% of Cooper is conserved land
18 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density for Cooper comes to 0.6 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in Maine’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vining Lake Community Preserve | 1.4 mi | 179 |
| 2. Reynolds Family Forest | 1.3 mi | 971 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Cooper have high blood pressure than in the typical Maine or U.S. town
Only 8 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Cooper. Among adults in the town, 15% have diabetes. The town does better than the Maine average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Cooper | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cooper | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.3% | 15.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 76.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 31.3% | 23.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Cooper, with inland flooding at the top
Households in Cooper have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. On expected storm and flood damage, Cooper sits above 52% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Cooper break down as 41% from inland flooding and 28% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Cooper
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cooper
About 5 of every 100 Cooper residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
100% of working residents leave Cooper for work
Where Cooper’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cooper
Town in Maine, United States
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.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 377 ft
- Area code
- 207
Questions about Cooper
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cooper, ME a good place to live?
Cooper has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.