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Hooper is a city in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 830 at the 2010 census.

Hooper city overview:
Name:	Hooper city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Dodge County
Elevation:	1,230 ft (375 m)
Total Area:	0.69 sq mi (1.79 km²)
Land Area:	0.68 sq mi (1.76 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	857
Population Density:	1,258.44/sq mi (486.12/km²)
ZIP code:	68031
Area code:	402
FIPS code:	3123025
GNISfeature ID:	0830111

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History

Hooper got its start in the year 1871, following construction of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad through the territory. It was named for Samuel Hooper, a US congressman from Massachusetts.

By the mid-1970s, the future of railroad service came into question. The Chicago & North Western (C&NW) (successor to the FE&MV RR) tracks were experiencing mildly declining freight traffic levels. In spring of 1982, flooding from the Elkhorn River & nearby Pebble Creek damaged the track. With the declining freight traffic levels & flooding damage, the C&NW promptly filed a request with the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the line. Permission was granted later that year, leaving the tracks with a dismal future.

In 1986, railroad service was revived by the newly formed Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad (FEVR), which took ownership of the abandoned C&NW track. However, a bridge north of Nickerson was deemed unsafe to cross in 2003; as a result, FEVR embargoed train service through Hooper.. In summer 2021, the tracks were dismantled as part of an effort to construct a bike path following the old railroad route.

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Geography

Hooper is located at 41°36′40″N 96°32′50″W / 41.61111°N 96.54722°W / 41.61111; -96.54722 (41.611082, -96.547238).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.71 km), of which 0.65 square miles (1.68 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.