| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Colorado |
| County | Alamosa County |
| Incorporated (town) | May 20, 1898[1] |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total | 0.65 km² |
| Area land | 0.65 km² |
| Area water | 0.00 km² |
| Area total | 0.25 sq mi |
| Area land | 0.25 sq mi |
| Area water | 0.00 sq mi |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 81 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Time zone (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Coordinates | 37°44′45″N 105°52′37″W |
| Elevation | 7559 ft |
| ZIP code[2] | 81136 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-37380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412766[3] |
| Website | Official website |
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
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.27 sq mi (0.7 square kilometres), all of it land.[6]
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.[7] The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.[8] Hooper was in Costilla County, Colorado until March 8, 1913, when the formation of Alamosa County was authorized by the state legislature.[9]
In 1964, human remains, believed to be those of a Native American of probable Ute origin, were discovered by a local farmer in Hooper.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
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- ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Hooper town, Colorado". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "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
- ^ Simmons, Virginia McConnell. Ute Indians of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
Further reading
Melvin McAllister, Life in Hooper, Colorado, self-published (1998), 211 pages OCLC 43887168