Hoopers Creek, North Carolina

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
35°26′53″N 82°25′46″W / 35.44806°N 82.42944°W / 35.44806; -82.42944CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountyHendersonArea • Total6.95 sq mi (18.01 km2) • Land6.94 sq mi (17.98 km2) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)Elevation2,267 ft (691 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,074 • Density154.76/sq mi (59.75/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code828GNIS feature ID2584321[2]FIPS code37-32580

Hoopers Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 1,056 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

The community is in northern Henderson County, bordered to the west by the town of Fletcher and to the north by Buncombe County. The CDP is in the valley of Hoopers Creek, a west-flowing tributary of Cane Creek and part of the French Broad River watershed. The 2,983-foot (909 m) summit of Burney Mountain is on the northern border of the CDP, and 3,693-foot (1,126 m) Bank Mountain is on the southern border.

Asheville is 14 miles (23 km) north of Hoopers Creek via Mills Gap Road, and Hendersonville is 10 miles (16 km) to the south via Jackson Road and Howard Gap Road.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hoopers Creek CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.17%, are water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,074—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoopers Creek, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hoopers Creek CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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