Hooper, Colorado

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Hooper, Colorado
Statutory Town [1]
Town of Hooper [1]
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The Demon Sculpture in Hooper
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Location of the Town of Hooper in the Alamosa County, Colorado.
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Hooper
Location of the Town of Hooper in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°44′45″N105°52′37″W / 37.74583°N 105.87694°W / 37.74583; -105.87694
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Alamosa County
Incorporated (town) May 20, 1898 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
7,559 ft (2,304 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total81
 • Density320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81136
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-37380
GNIS feature ID0204779

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]

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Geography

Hooper is located at 37°44′45″N105°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%±
1900 177—
1910 131−26.0%
1920 15619.1%
1930 155−0.6%
1940 1709.7%
1950 103−39.4%
1960 58−43.7%
1970 8037.9%
1980 71−11.2%
1990 11257.7%
2000 1239.8%
2010 103−16.3%
2020 81−21.4%

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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. ↑ 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
  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. ↑ 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

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