Hope, North Dakota

Hope, North Dakota
—  City  —
Location of Hope, North Dakota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Steele
Area
 • Total 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Land 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,240 ft (378 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 258
 • Density 491.0/sq mi (189.6/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 58046
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-38860[2]
GNIS feature ID 1029526[3]

Hope is a city in Steele County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 258 at the 2010 census.[1] Hope was founded in 1881.

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Geography

Hope is located at (47.322761, -97.720760)[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1890 238
1900 606 154.6%
1910 909 50.0%
1920 699 −23.1%
1930 535 −23.5%
1940 474 −11.4%
1950 470 −0.8%
1960 390 −17.0%
1970 364 −6.7%
1980 406 11.5%
1990 281 −30.8%
2000 303 7.8%
2010 258 −14.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 303 people, 131 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 491.0 people per square mile (188.7/km²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 251.1 per square mile (96.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.68% White, 0.33% African American, 0.33% Asian, 0.66% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 131 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,042, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $29,625 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,724. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line.

Education

Hope is part of the Hope-Page School District. Students attend elementary school (K-6) in Page while students attend middle school through high school (7-12) in Hope. The school mascot is the Spartans, recently changed from the Wolverines due to a recent cooperation of sports programs between Hope-Page High School and Finley-Sharon High School. Oddly enough, the mascots for Michigan State University and the University of Michigan are the Spartans and Wolverines, respectively.

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