| Hooper, Colorado | |
| Official Name: | Town of Hooper[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory Town |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hooper |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Town of Hooper in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alamosa County |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | May 20, 1898[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 81 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7458°N -105.8769°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 7559 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[5] |
| Postal Code: | 81136 |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-37380 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2412766 |
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7km2, all of it land.[6]
Nearby points of interest include the Great Sand Dunes National Park and the town of Crestone.
The post office at Hooper was known as Garrison from January 26, 1891, until July 17, 1896.[7] The present name honors Major S. Hooper, a railroad official.[8] Hooper was in Costilla County, Colorado until March 8, 1913, when the formation of Alamosa County was authorized by the state legislature.[9]
Melvin McAllister, Life in Hooper, Colorado, self-published (1998), 211 pages