Hooper, Colorado
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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.<ref name="Census 2020" />
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Nearby points of interest include the Great Sand Dunes National Park and the town of Crestone.
History
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The post office at Hooper was known as Garrison from January 26, 1891, until July 17, 1896.<ref>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, Template:ISBN</ref> The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Hooper was in Costilla County, Colorado until March 8, 1913, when the formation of Alamosa County was authorized by the state legislature.<ref>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, Template:ISBN</ref>
Demographics
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See also
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]Melvin McAllister, Life in Hooper, Colorado, self-published (1998), 211 pages Template:OCLC
External links
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- Town of Hooper contacts
- CDOT map of the Town of Hooper
- May 2006 Photos of Hooper, Colorado
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