Hooker, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Hooker is an unincorporated area in northwest Tehama County, California, near Hooker Creek.[1][2] It is an agricultural community.[3]
History
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]
A post office was 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
Based on 1990 census data, a United States Department of Agriculture report found that the population of the Hooker block group aggregation was 3,011.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1998). California Place Names (4th ed.). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.
- ^ a b Donoghoe, Ellen M. (April 2003). "Delimiting Communities in the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Smith, Josie (2016). Tehama County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1540201430.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hooker School (historical)
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Municipalities and communities of Tehama County, California, United States
County seat: Red Bluff
- Corning
- Red Bluff
- Tehama
- Bend
- Dales
- Flournoy
- Gerber
- Lake California
- Las Flores
- Los Molinos
- Manton
- Mineral
- Paskenta
- Paynes Creek
- Proberta
- Rancho Tehama
- Richfield
- Vina
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°18′03″N 122°19′37″W / 40.30083°N 122.32694°W / 40.30083; -122.32694
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