Hooper, Utah

Hooper, Utah
City
Location in Weber County and the state of Utah Location in Weber County and the state of Utah
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Weber
Incorporated	November 30, 2000
Founded by	William Henry Hooper
Area
• Total	11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2)
• Land	11.5 sq mi (29.9 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	4,242 ft (1,293 m)
Population (2012)
• Total	7,722
• Density	340.2/sq mi (131.4/km2)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84315
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-36400
GNIS feature ID	1428807

Hooper /ˈhʊpər/ is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States, first called Muskrat Springs and later Hooperville for Captain William H. Hooper, an early Utah delegate to Congress. The population was 7,218 at the 2010 census, up from the 2000 figure of 3,926. Prior to the city's incorporation on November 30, 2000, Hooper was an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP).

Hooper is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.3 km²), of which, 11.5 square miles (29.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.45%) is water.

Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake is included in this city's boundary. On March 30, 2007, Glenn Barrow became the first Hooper mayor to visit the island in the city's brief history.

The current mayor of Hooper is Mayor Korry Green.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	849		—
1890	778		−8.4%
1900	886		13.9%
1910	823		−7.1%
1920	859		4.4%
1930	911		6.1%
1940	1,020		12.0%
1950	1,243		21.9%
1990	3,468		—
2000	3,926		13.2%
2010	7,218		83.9%
Est. 2014	8,107		12.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,926 people, 1,150 households, and 1,013 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 340.2 people per square mile (131.4/km²). There were 1,177 housing units at an average density of 102.0 per square mile (39.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.71% White, 0.15% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.06% of the population.

There were 1,150 households out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.9% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,043, and the median income for a family was $65,682. Males had a median income of $40,633 versus $29,138 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,245. About 0.6% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Official site