Hooker, California
Hookeris anunincorporated areain northwestTehama County, California,nearHooker Creek.[1][2]It is an agricultural community.[3]
History[edit]
The community takes its name from J. M. Hooker, who settled near the mouth of Hooker Creek in 1852.[1]Hooker railroad station took its name from the creek.[1]
Apost officewas in operation at Hooker from November 20, 1885.[1]It was reestablished on May 31, 1889, and was closed on October 31, 1928.[1]The community once had a schoolhouse, Hooker School, now defunct.[4]
Population[edit]
Based on 1990 census data, aUnited States Department of Agriculturereport found that the population of the Hooker block group aggregation was 3,011.[2]
References[edit]
- ^abcdeGudde, Erwin Gustav (1998).California Place Names(4th ed.). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 169.ISBN0-520-21316-5.
- ^abDonoghoe, Ellen M. (April 2003)."Delimiting Communities in the Pacific Northwest"(PDF).United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.Retrieved2023-11-03.
- ^Smith, Josie (2016).Tehama County.Arcadia Publishing.ISBN978-1540201430.
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hooker School (historical)
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