Hooper, Colorado

"Garrison, Colorado" redirects here. Garrison is also the fictional setting of the television series The Ranch.

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]

Hooper, Colorado
Statutory Town[1]
Town of Hooper[1]
Motto(s):  File:Alamosa County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hooper Highlighted 0837380.svg
Hooper Location of the Town of Hooper in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°44′45″N 105°52′37″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Alamosa County
Incorporated (town)	May 20, 1898[2]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area [3]
• Total	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
• Land	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	7,559 ft (2,304 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	81
• Density	320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]	81136
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-37380
GNIS feature ID	2412766[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.^[7]

Nearby points of interest include the Great Sand Dunes National Park and the town of Crestone.

History

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.^[8] The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.^[9] Hooper was in Costilla County, Colorado until March 8, 1913, when the formation of Alamosa County was authorized by the state legislature.^[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	177		—
1910	131		−26.0%
1920	156		19.1%
1930	155		−0.6%
1940	170		9.7%
1950	103		−39.4%
1960	58		−43.7%
1970	80		37.9%
1980	71		−11.2%
1990	112		57.7%
2000	123		9.8%
2010	103		−16.3%
2020	81		−21.4%

See also

• Colorado portal
• Mountains portal

• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
• San Luis Valley
• Sangre de Cristo Range