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Hooper 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 3,926 at the 2000 census. Previous to the city's incorporation on November 30, 2000, Hooper was an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP).
Geography
Hooper is located at 41°10′2″N, 112°7′4″W (41.167110, -112.117852)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.3 kmē), of which, 11.5 square miles (29.9 kmē) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 kmē) 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.
Demographics
As of the census[5] 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/kmē). There were 1,177 housing units at an average density of 102.0/sq mi (39.4/kmē). 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.
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