Boonville
Also known as Boonville, Missouri, Boonville, MO
city and county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Cooper
- Mayor
- Mike Conway
- Total
- 8.06 sq mi (20.88 km )
- Land
- 7.71 sq mi (19.98 km )
- Water
- 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km )
- Elevation
- 679 ft (207 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 7,894
- Density
- 1,032.1/sq mi (398.51/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-07318
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Article
Former train station in Boonville Boonville is a city and the county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,964 at the 2020 census. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the Civil War, on July 17, 1861. Union forces defeated the Missouri State Guard in the first Battle of Boonville. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.
History