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The Rocheport Times covers Boone, Howard and Cooper counties. Here is every town in all three, by its 2020 Census population. Tap a town for the numbers, or open a county for its towns, stories and events.

Incorporated town, sized by populationUnincorporated community

Boone County

  1. Columbia city 126,254
  2. Ashland city 4,747
  3. Centralia city 4,541
  4. Hallsville city 1,614
  5. Sturgeon city 907
  6. Harrisburg town 271
  7. Rocheport city 201
  8. Hartsburg town 133
  9. Pierpont village 64
  10. Huntsdale town 29
  11. McBaine town 17
  12. Clark city 9 Part of Clark city in Boone County; the whole city has 254 residents, most of them in another county.

Unincorporated communities

Bourbon, Browns, Claysville, Deer Park, Easley, Elkhurst, Englewood, Ginlet, Harg, Hinton, Middleton, Midway, Minnie, Moores Switch, Murry, Oldham, Prathersville, Providence, Riggs, Rileysburg, Rucker, Sapp, Shaw, Stephens, Switzler, Turner, Wilton, Woodlandville.

Howard County

  1. Fayette city 2,803
  2. Glasgow city 1,057 Part of Glasgow city in Howard County; the whole city has 1,087 residents, nearly all of them in this county.
  3. New Franklin city 1,027
  4. Armstrong city 243
  5. Franklin city 70

Unincorporated communities

Boonesboro, Bunker Hill, Burton, Estill, Hilldale, Lisbon, Petersburg, Punkin Center, Roanoke, Sebree, Steinmetz.

Cooper County

  1. Boonville city 7,964
  2. Pilot Grove city 665
  3. Otterville city 440
  4. Windsor Place village 358
  5. Bunceton city 334
  6. Prairie Home city 262
  7. Blackwater city 170
  8. Wooldridge village 28

Unincorporated communities

Bellair, Billingsville, Chouteau Springs, Clarks Fork, Clifton City, Harriston, Hoffman, Lamine, Lone Elm, Merna, New Lebanon, Overton, Pisgah, Pleasant Green, Pleasant Grove, Shackleford Crossing, Speed.

Populations are from the 2020 Census (U.S. Census Bureau). Unincorporated communities have no census count; they are named as populated places by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System, and some are now only a crossroads. County lines are Census Bureau boundaries, simplified. Compiled October 21, 2026.