Copperas Cove, TX Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 17,033

Median Age: 34.1 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $884.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Copperas Cove: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 14.0%

Poverty (breakdown): (9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.0% for Black residents, 22.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.7% for American Indian residents, 19.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 41.3% for other race residents, 25.6% for two or more races residents)

Land Area: 13.9 square miles.

Population Density:

Races:
      White alone - 18,804 - 57.5%
      Hispanic - 5,750 - 17.6%
      Black alone - 4,616 - 14.1%
      Two or more races - 1,659 - 5.1%
      Asian alone - 944 - 2.9%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 546 - 1.7%
      American Indian alone - 522 - 1.6%
      Other race alone - 34 - 0.1%

Copperas Cove's fortunes were greatly improved when, in 1882, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway expanded into the region. Local resident Jesse M. Clements lobbied to obtain train service and provided the railroad company with the necessary right-of-way about two miles northeast of town. Residents soon moved to a new set of streets laid out by the company's engineer, E.F. Batte. The train depot at Copperas Cove served as the shipping point for farmers and ranchers in the area between Cowhouse Creek and the Lampasas River. Businesses opened to provide services for these area residents, including a steam gristmill-cotton gin, three hotels, a barber shop, and an opera house. Many of the town's early buildings remain to this day, focusing around the block of Avenue D between Main Street and 1st Street. By 1900, the population had reached 475, and residents voted to form their own school district. A private bank opened in 1906, and residents elected Jouett Allin their first mayor in 1913. The town continued to prosper over the coming years, depending largely on local agriculture, of which cotton played a dominant role. Copperas Cove reached a peak population of 600 in 1929, but entered a state of decline with the onset of the Great Depression. During the 1930s, the local bank failed, several businesses closed, and many people left to look for work in other areas. By 1940, only 356 people remained.

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3816 S CLEAR CREEK RD STE E 6.1 miles

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Lampasas, TX 76550
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  1. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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Local Area Info: Copperas Cove, Texas

Copperas Cove is a city located in central Texas at the southern corner of Coryell County with smaller portions in Lampasas and Bell Counties. Founded in 1879 as a small ranching and farming community, today the city is the largest in Coryell County, with 32,032 residents as of the 2010 census and an estimated 32,943 residents in 2014. The city's economy is closely linked to nearby Fort Hood, making it part of the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Local people usually refer to the town as just "Cove".

The first evidence of human habitation in the Five Hills area dates back to at least 4,000 BC. Artifacts, such as skeletal remains, arrowheads, and other stone tools, have been found along local creek beds and valley floors. These first residents were nomadic hunters, traveling in small groups following migrating buffalo herds. When the Spanish came to Texas, a small Plains tribe known as the Tonkawa inhabited the area. The powerful and aggressive Comanche controlled a vast stretch of land to the north and west, making Coryell County a hostile battleground as settlers moved into the area.

In 1825, Mexico provided Stephen F. Austin with a land grant encompassing a large area including present-day Copperas Cove. Starting in the 1830s, the first white settlers came into the Five Hills region; however, the area lacked stability until after the Civil War. Substantial settlement did not arrive until the development of the cattle industry during the 1870s, when a feeder route of the Chisholm Trail was cut through the region. Settlement centered around a local general store about two miles southwest of present-day downtown. In 1878, residents applied for a post office under the name "Cove", so chosen for the site's sheltered location. However "Cove" was already taken by a nearby community (now called Evant). Inspired by the taste of nearby spring water, residents amended the name to "Copperas Cove" (officially in 1901). The post office was established in March 1879, with Marsden Ogletree as the town's first postmaster. The original building remains today and is the site of the Ogletree Gap Heritage Festival.

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Population (female): 17,033

Median Age: 34.1 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $884.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Copperas Cove: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 14.0%

Poverty (breakdown): (9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.0% for Black residents, 22.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.7% for American Indian residents, 19.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 41.3% for other race residents, 25.6% for two or more races residents)

Land Area: 13.9 square miles.

Population Density:

Races:
      White alone - 18,804 - 57.5%
      Hispanic - 5,750 - 17.6%
      Black alone - 4,616 - 14.1%
      Two or more races - 1,659 - 5.1%
      Asian alone - 944 - 2.9%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 546 - 1.7%
      American Indian alone - 522 - 1.6%
      Other race alone - 34 - 0.1%

Copperas Cove's fortunes were greatly improved when, in 1882, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway expanded into the region. Local resident Jesse M. Clements lobbied to obtain train service and provided the railroad company with the necessary right-of-way about two miles northeast of town. Residents soon moved to a new set of streets laid out by the company's engineer, E.F. Batte. The train depot at Copperas Cove served as the shipping point for farmers and ranchers in the area between Cowhouse Creek and the Lampasas River. Businesses opened to provide services for these area residents, including a steam gristmill-cotton gin, three hotels, a barber shop, and an opera house. Many of the town's early buildings remain to this day, focusing around the block of Avenue D between Main Street and 1st Street. By 1900, the population had reached 475, and residents voted to form their own school district. A private bank opened in 1906, and residents elected Jouett Allin their first mayor in 1913. The town continued to prosper over the coming years, depending largely on local agriculture, of which cotton played a dominant role. Copperas Cove reached a peak population of 600 in 1929, but entered a state of decline with the onset of the Great Depression. During the 1930s, the local bank failed, several businesses closed, and many people left to look for work in other areas. By 1940, only 356 people remained.