Location map of Hooker, 1886

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1998). California Place Names (4th ed.). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.
  2. 1 2 Donoghoe, Ellen M. (April 2003). "Delimiting Communities in the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  3. ↑ Smith, Josie (2016). Tehama County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1540201430.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hooker School (historical)

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