Editing Hooker, Oklahoma

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Hooker, Oklahoma
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    = ''It's a Location, not a Vocation''

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|postal_code              = 73945
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|area_code                = [[Area code 580|580]]
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|blank_info               = 40-36000 <ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref>
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'''Hooker''' is a city in [[Texas County, Oklahoma|Texas County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States.  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city’s population was 1,802.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://data.census.gov/all?q=hooker+city,+oklahoma   |title=Hooker (City), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 6, 2023}}</ref>  It is located approximately 20 miles northeast of [[Guymon, Oklahoma|Guymon]] on [[US Route 54]] highway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Guymon,+OK/Hooker,+OK+73945/@36.7706579,-101.4879177,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x870628e0e00b2d4d:0x505b9998f65d1715!2m2!1d-101.4815493!2d36.6828041!1m5!1m1!1s0x87087941aa2e8a4b:0xa0f3a2c767f9ac13!2m2!1d-101.2134954!2d36.8600261 |title=Guymon, Oklahoma to Hooker, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Toponymy==
The city name honors local cattle foreman John “Hooker” Threlkeld, who came to the area in 1873. It has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/g1894/funny-town-names/ | title=13 Town Names We Can't Stop Laughing Over | magazine=Cosmopolitan | access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> The city's motto, referring to the alternative interpretation of its name, is "It's a location, not a vocation".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/whats-in-a-name-slogans-can-make-or-break-a-city-experts-say/ | title=What's In a Name? Slogans Can Make or Break a City, Experts Say | publisher=Fox News | date=May 26, 2011 | access-date=March 19, 2014 | author=Griffin, Pete}}</ref>

==History==
In 1902, the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway]] laid tracks from [[Liberal, Kansas]] southwest through the Hooker area to [[Texhoma, Texas]] area.  In 1904, the Chicago Townsite Company oversaw the organization and sale of town lots, and the city quickly grew.  In 1927 the [[Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad]] (BM&E) built an east–west line to Hooker.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/H/HO028.html |title=City of Hooker history |access-date=July 17, 2010 |archive-date=July 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728095241/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/H/HO028.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
Hooker is located at {{coord|36|51|41|N|101|12|50|W|type:city}} (36.861425, &minus;101.213915).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
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 | location    = Hooker, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1906–1924, 1935–2014, 2018–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 83
 | Feb record high F  = 90
 | Mar record high F  = 102
 | Apr record high F  = 101
 | May record high F  = 105
 | Jun record high F  = 112
 | Jul record high F  = 111
 | Aug record high F  = 110
 | Sep record high F  = 108
 | Oct record high F  = 99
 | Nov record high F  = 91
 | Dec record high F  = 85
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 48.9
 | Feb high F = 52.9
 | Mar high F = 61.7
 | Apr high F = 70.7
 | May high F = 80.2
 | Jun high F = 90.2
 | Jul high F = 94.1
 | Aug high F = 92.1
 | Sep high F = 85.6
 | Oct high F = 72.3
 | Nov high F = 59.3
 | Dec high F = 48.6
 | year high F = 71.4
 | Jan mean F = 35.1
 | Feb mean F = 38.1
 | Mar mean F = 46.6
 | Apr mean F = 55.8
 | May mean F = 66.0
 | Jun mean F = 76.0
 | Jul mean F = 80.3
 | Aug mean F = 78.6
 | Sep mean F = 71.2
 | Oct mean F = 58.0
 | Nov mean F = 45.2
 | Dec mean F = 35.4
 | year mean F = 57.2
 | Jan low F = 21.2
 | Feb low F = 23.2
 | Mar low F = 31.5
 | Apr low F = 40.9
 | May low F = 51.7
 | Jun low F = 61.8
 | Jul low F = 66.5
 | Aug low F = 65.1
 | Sep low F = 56.9
 | Oct low F = 43.6
 | Nov low F = 31.1
 | Dec low F = 22.2
 | year low F = 43.0
 | Jan record low F  = -22
 | Feb record low F  = -16
 | Mar record low F  = -18
 | Apr record low F  = 7
 | May record low F  = 19
 | Jun record low F  = 35
 | Jul record low F  = 48
 | Aug record low F  = 39
 | Sep record low F  = 29
 | Oct record low F  = 9
 | Nov record low F  = -6
 | Dec record low F  = -15
 | year record low F = 
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.55
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.43
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.26
 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.40
 | May precipitation inch = 2.46
 | Jun precipitation inch = 2.91
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.86
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.35
 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.27
 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.98
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.59
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.05
 | year precipitation inch = 19.11
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 | Jan precipitation days  = 2.6
 | Feb precipitation days  = 2.7
 | Mar precipitation days  = 4.2
 | Apr precipitation days  = 5.1
 | May precipitation days  = 5.5
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.0
 | Jul precipitation days  = 6.8
 | Aug precipitation days  = 6.7
 | Sep precipitation days  = 4.8
 | Oct precipitation days  = 4.3
 | Nov precipitation days  = 3.3
 | Dec precipitation days  = 3.6
 | year precipitation days = 56.6
 | Jan snow inch = 3.9
 | Feb snow inch = 3.1
 | Mar snow inch = 4.3
 | Apr snow inch = 0.3
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.4
 | Nov snow inch = 1.0
 | Dec snow inch = 4.0
 | year snow inch = 17.0
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 2.4
 | Feb snow days  = 1.9
 | Mar snow days  = 1.4
 | Apr snow days  = 0.2
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.1
 | Nov snow days  = 0.6
 | Dec snow days  = 2.0
 | year snow days = 8.6
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1910= 525
|1920= 946
|1930= 1682
|1940= 1146
|1950= 1842
|1960= 1684
|1970= 1615
|1980= 1788
|1990= 1551
|2000= 1788
|2010= 1918
|2020= 1802
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,788 people, 702 households, and 511 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,960.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 812 housing units at an average density of {{convert|890.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.60% of the population.

There were 702 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $39,113. Males had a median income of $30,694 versus $20,217 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,086. About 9.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
[[File:Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator from SW 2.JPG|thumbnail|right|[[Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator|Wood-frame grain elevator]] at the northern edge of Hooker]] 
The Hooker government consists of a mayor and four council members.
* City Hall, 111 S Broadway.

==Transportation==
[[US Route 54]] and [[US Route 64]] intersect at Hooker.<ref name=Map1/>

Hooker Municipal Airport (FAA ID: O45), about 1 mile west, has a 3312’ x 60’ paved runway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/O45 |title= Hooker Municipal Airport|publisher=AirNav.com|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}</ref>

Commercial air transportation is available out of [[Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport]] in Kansas, about 21 miles to the northeast.<ref name=Map1>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/LIBERAL+MUNI+airport,+Terminal+Road,+Liberal,+KS/Hooker,+OK+73945/@36.952493,-101.2173962,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8708135f5d23a237:0x50b30d4c4a5a96af!2m2!1d-100.9523051!2d37.0445698!1m5!1m1!1s0x87087941aa2e8a4b:0xa0f3a2c767f9ac13!2m2!1d-101.2134954!2d36.8600261| title=Liberal Airport to Hooker, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}</ref>

Rail freight service is available from the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/odot/documents/Rail%20Map%202018-2020.pdf |title=Oklahoma 2018-2020 State Railroad Map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|accessdate=March 27, 2024}}</ref>

==NRHP Sites==
{{main| National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas County, Oklahoma }}
The [[Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator]] off Texas Avenue, as well as the Elmer Baker Barn off Mile 47 Road, are NRHP-listed.

==Notable person==
* [[Sandra Giles]] (1932–2016), actress, raised in Hooker<ref name=thr>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Sandra Giles, Actress in 'Daddy-O' and 'It Happened at the World's Fair,' Dies at 84 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sandra-giles-dead-daddy-o-actress-dies-at-84-960071 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=2016-12-31 |access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Hooker, Oklahoma}}
{{Portal|Oklahoma}}
* [http://www.HookerOklahoma.net City of Hooker]
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/H/HO028.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Hooker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728095241/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/H/HO028.html |date=July 28, 2010 }}

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