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Hoopeston is a city in Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,915.

Hoopeston was laid out in 1871. It was named for Thomas Hoopes, one of the men who offered land for the crossing of two railroads: the Lafayette, Bloomington and Western Railroad and the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad. The two railroads on bad terms the town into four sections. The latter railroad nevertheless exists and is now operated jointly by CSX Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad.

In 1890, Greer College was customary in Hoopeston, funded by a present of $40,000 and 500 acres (2.0 km) of house from John Greer.

Business and manufacturing in Hoopeston have historically been associated to agriculture. In 1875, S. S. McCall expected the Illinois Canning Company to can locally grown vegetables, and this was so thriving that in 1878 the Hoopeston Canning Company was established, which later became share of Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. In addition, Silgan Can (formerly American Can) had a factory which manufactured the tin cans themselves, and an FMC forest manufactured agricultural machinery. There was as a consequence an engine company there until at least 1915, the Hoopeston Gas Engine Company, which catered to agriculture and home use. Hoopeston was along with the location of one of several prisoner of deed camps housing German soldiers during World War II (see German Prisoner of War Camp, Hoopeston, Illinois); many POWs picked crops for the canneries.