Hooker is an unincorporated area in northwest Tehama County, California, near Hooker Creek. [1] [2] It is an agricultural community. [3]
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]
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]
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