Hoopa (formerly Hupa, Ho-pah, Hoo-pah, Hupo, and Up-pa) is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Humboldt County,
California
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.
It is located south of
Weitchpec,
at an elevation of .
The
ZIP Code is 95546.
Hoopa is a rural town located entirely on the
federally-designated reservation of the
Hupa
Hupa (Yurok language term: Huep'oola' / Huep'oolaa = "Hupa people") are a Native American people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group in northwestern California. Their endonym is Natinixwe, also spelled Natinook-wa, meaning "Peopl ...
and serves as the administrative capital of the
Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. Hoopa is on the
Trinity River. Hoopa is in area code
530.
The Hoopa Valley post office opened in 1861; the name was changed to Hoopa in 1895, to Hupa in 1900, and back to Hoopa in 1902.
Climate
The climate is similar to that of nearby
Willow Creek.
Demographics
The 2000 U.S. census recorded 3,040 people in Hoopa, and the 2010 census recorded 3,393 people. These figures therefore include people living in Hoopa Valley outside the town of Hoopa. The ethnic composure of the area was 14.1% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 81.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. 4.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Politics
In the
state legislature, Hoopa is in , and .
Federally, Hoopa is in .
In the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council, Hoopa is represented in six of seven council districts.
See also
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References
Census-designated places in Humboldt County, California
Native American populated places
Census-designated places in California
1861 establishments in California
Populated places established in 1861
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