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A town of 339, settled in 1881.

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Photo: Andrew Filer (afiler) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
339
residents
Median home value
$98K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
130
Balanced
Small town

339 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Hope has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–20°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–78°
Fall32–54°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in nine working residents works right in Hope

Most working residents leave Hope for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Fargo (13%), Finley (11%) and Golden Lake (11%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

11%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hope11%
Fargo13%
Finley11%
Golden Lake11%
Mayville9%
21 mi
median commute distance
130
jobs based in Hope
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Hope is

Hope beats the North Dakota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
3 better21 too close to call8 worse
What stands outHopeND
More adults screened for colon cancer72%64.9%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.1%76.3%
More adults with heart disease9.1%6.1%
Cooperstown Medical Center
21 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Hope’s public schools outperform 48% of North Dakota districts

The public schools Hope’s kids attend trail 52% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Hope Page High School7–1265C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ND on state testsAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with strong wind at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Strong windCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
The Grand Central Hotel at Hope, D.T. (Dakota Territory), the end of the Manatoba (Manitoba) west branch in August 1882…
1866–1920 · The Grand Central Hotel at Hope, D.T. (Dakota Territory), the end of the Manatoba (Manitoba) west branch in August 1882… · Wikimedia Commons
Hope’s story

145 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Hope

City in North Dakota, United States

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Hope is a city in Steele County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 272 at the 2020 census. Hope was founded in 1881.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1881
Population
272
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,240 ft
ZIP code
58046
Area code
701

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