[3] Founded as a railroad community, it was named for local resident D.R.

[4] Copeland is located on the northern edge of Delaware County.

It extends south to the northern shore of Grand Lake o' the Cherokees.

There were 976 housing units at an average density of 128.9 per square mile (49.8/km2).

26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.