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==History==
==History==
[[File:Howard Store.JPG|thumb|left|Howard Store now serves as the town hall]]
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, {{ISBN|978-0-918654-42-7}}</ref> The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=33|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=27}}</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, {{ISBN|978-0-918654-42-7}}</ref>
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, {{ISBN|978-0-918654-42-7}}</ref> The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=33|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=27}}</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, {{ISBN|978-0-918654-42-7}}</ref>
In 1964, human remains, believed to be those of a Native American of probable [[Ute people|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==
==Demographics==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://townofhooper.colorado.gov/}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Hooper, Colorado}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Hooper, Colorado}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080418094412/http://www.cmca.gen.co.us/Municipality.cfm?MunicipalityID=254 Town of Hooper contacts]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080418094412/http://www.cmca.gen.co.us/Municipality.cfm?MunicipalityID=254 Town of Hooper contacts]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/HOOPER.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Hooper]
*[http://www.greatsanddunes.net/hooper-colorado.htm May 2006 Photos of 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.[1]

Geography

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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.[3] The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.[4] Hooper was in Costilla County, Colorado until March 8, 1913, when the formation of Alamosa County was authorized by the state legislature.[5]

In 1964, human remains, believed to be those of a Native American of probable Ute origin, were discovered by a local farmer in Hooper.[6]

Demographics

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  6. ↑ Simmons, Virginia McConnell. Ute Indians of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.

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Further reading

Melvin McAllister, Life in Hooper, Colorado, self-published (1998), 211 pages Template:Catalog lookup link

External links

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