Hooker is an unincorporated area in northwest Tehama County, California, near Hooker Creek. It is an agricultural community.
History
The community takes its name from J. M. Hooker, who settled near the mouth of Hooker Creek in 1852. Hooker railroad station took its name from the creek.
A post office was in operation at Hooker from November 20, 1885. It was reestablished on May 31, 1889, and was closed on October 31, 1928. The community once had a schoolhouse, Hooker School, now defunct.
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.
References
- ^ Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1998). California Place Names (4th ed.). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.
- ^ 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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