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
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
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>
In 1964, human remains, believed to be those of a Native American of probable Ute origin, were discovered by a local farmer in Hooper.<ref>Simmons, Virginia McConnell. Ute Indians of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.</ref>
Demographics
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See also
References
Further reading
Melvin McAllister, Life in Hooper, Colorado, self-published (1998), 211 pages Template:OCLC
External links
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