Hopper is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Stronghurst Township,
Henderson County, Illinois
Henderson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it has a population of 6,387. Its county seat is Oquawka, Illinois, Oquawka. Henderson County is part of the ...
, United States. Hopper is located on County Route 6, west-northwest of
Stronghurst.
History
Hopper was originally named Warren, Illinois. The village was laid out by Lambert Hopper on March 25, 1840. It was often called Hopper's Mill in the 19th century because Lambert Hopper and his son, Wesley Hopper, operated a thriving lumber mill in the area.
References
Further reading
History of Mercer and Henderson Counties
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Unincorporated communities in Henderson County, Illinois
Unincorporated communities in Illinois
1840 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1840