Hooper, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°44′45″N 105°52′37″W / 37.74583°N 105.87694°W / 37.74583; -105.87694
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Hooper, Colorado
FIPS code
08-37380
GNIS feature ID0204779

The Town of Hooper is a

2020 census.[5]

Geography

Hooper is located at 37°44′45″N 105°52′37″W / 37.74583°N 105.87694°W / 37.74583; -105.87694 (37.745819, -105.876817).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), all of it land.[8]

Nearby points of interest include the

Great Sand Dunes National Park and the town of Crestone
.

History

The post office at Hooper was known as Garrison from January 26, 1891, until July 17, 1896.[9] The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.[10] Hooper was in Costilla County, Colorado until March 8, 1913, when the formation of Alamosa County was authorized by the state legislature.[11]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900177—
1910131−26.0%
192015619.1%
1930155−0.6%
19401709.7%
1950103−39.4%
196058−43.7%
19708037.9%
198071−11.2%
199011257.7%
20001239.8%
2010103−16.3%
202081−21.4%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Hooper town, Colorado". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hooper town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  9. ISBN 978-0-918654-42-7
  10. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 27.
  11. ISBN 978-0-918654-42-7

Further reading

Melvin McAllister, Life in Hooper, Colorado, self-published (1998), 211 pages

OCLC 43887168

External links
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