Kandt-Domann Farmstead, State Route 3 · Library of Congress
Hope’s story
155 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1871Hope is settled
HopeKS
A town of 485, settled in 1871.
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
485
residents
Median home value
$100K
Census ACS
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
35.1
years
Jobs based here
96
Balanced
Small town
485 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hope. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Hope has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer66–89°
Fall45–68°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Hope
Most working residents leave Hope for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Abilene (13%), Junction City (8%) and Salina (8%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Hope1%
Abilene13%
Junction City8%
Salina8%
Chapman7%
24 mi
median commute distance
96
jobs based in Hope
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Hope is
Hope beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
32 measures vs. Kansas
4 better15 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Hope | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.2% | 16.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.4% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 11.3% |
Memorial Hospital
17.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Famous people from Hope
4 notable people were born in Hope.
About Hope
City in Dickinson County, Kansas
Hope is a city in southern Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 317.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1871
- Population
- 317
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,398 ft
- ZIP code
- 67451
- Area code
- 785
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