The Town of Hooper is a Statutory Town located in the San Luis Valley in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The population was 81 at the 2020 census.[5]
Geography
Hooper is located at 37°44′45″N 105°52′37″W / 37.74583°N 105.87694°W (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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 177 | — | |
| 1910 | 131 | −26.0% | |
| 1920 | 156 | 19.1% | |
| 1930 | 155 | −0.6% | |
| 1940 | 170 | 9.7% | |
| 1950 | 103 | −39.4% | |
| 1960 | 58 | −43.7% | |
| 1970 | 80 | 37.9% | |
| 1980 | 71 | −11.2% | |
| 1990 | 112 | 57.7% | |
| 2000 | 123 | 9.8% | |
| 2010 | 103 | −16.3% | |
| 2020 | 81 | −21.4% |
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- State of Colorado
- Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
- San Luis Valley
- Sangre de Cristo Range
References
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Hooper town, Colorado". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Page 60, Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; and Willard, John H., Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989: A Comprehensive Listing of Post Offices, Stations, and Branches, Colorado Railroad Museum (May 1990), hardcover, 280 pages, ISBN 978-0-918654-42-7
- ^ 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.
- ^ Page 242, Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; and Willard, John H., Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989: A Comprehensive Listing of Post Offices, Stations, and Branches, Colorado Railroad Museum (May 1990), hardcover, 280 pages, ISBN 978-0-918654-42-7
Further reading
Melvin McAllister, Life in Hooper, Colorado, self-published (1998), 211 pages OCLC 43887168
External links
Media related to Hooper, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Hooper contacts
- CDOT map of the Town of Hooper
- May 2006 Photos of Hooper, Colorado
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