Editing Hope, Alaska

{{Distinguish|Point Hope, Alaska}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hope, Alaska
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Hope Alaska Cafe.jpg
|image_caption            = Hope, a former gold-mining town, is now a popular weekend retreat for [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] residents.
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| map_caption           = Location in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alaska]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|Borough]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Kenai Peninsula]]
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|leader_title             = Borough [[mayor]]
|leader_name              = [[Peter Micciche]]
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Jesse Bjorkman]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|leader_title2            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name2             = [[Ben Carpenter]] (R)
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|area_total_km2           = 134.14
|area_land_km2            = 133.96
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 51.79
|area_land_sq_mi          = 51.72
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.07

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 161
|population_density_km2   = 1.20
|population_density_sq_mi = 3.11

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|timezone                 = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 13
|elevation_ft             = 43
|coordinates              = {{coord|60|55|10|N|149|38|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 99605
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 02-33580
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1422645
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'''Hope''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Kenai Peninsula Borough]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. It is 70 miles south from [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 192,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0233580| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hope CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 17, 2019}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 137 in 2000. The [[Hope Historic District (Hope, Alaska)|Hope Historic District]], which includes the surviving elements of the former mining town, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.<ref name=NRHP>{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=72001583|accessdate=2024-10-09}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hope is located at {{coord|60|55|10|N|149|38|31|W|type:city}} (60.920280, -149.64028)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> (Sec. 33, T010N, R002W, Seward Meridian).{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} Hope is located in the Seward Recording District.

Hope lies on the northern end of [[Kenai Peninsula]], on the south shore of the [[Turnagain Arm]] of [[Cook Inlet]]. The community lies at the end of the {{convert|17|mi|adj=on}} [[Hope Highway]], northwest of the [[Seward Highway]], near the mouth of [[Resurrection Creek]]. Winter temperatures range from {{convert|14|to|27|F}}; summer temperatures vary from {{convert|45|to|65|F}}. Average annual precipitation is {{convert|20|in}}.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|134.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.18|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.13%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The CDP includes the settlement of Hope in the valley of Resurrection Creek and extends east and west to the ridgecrests that define the valley. To the south it extends up Resurrection Creek to Palmer Creek on the east side and Gold Gulch on the west side. It is bordered to the east by the [[Sunrise, Alaska|Sunrise]] CDP.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb: Hope CDP| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division| access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref>

==Climate==
Hope has a dry-summer [[continental subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dsc).

{{Weather box
|location = Hope
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 49
| Feb record high F = 56
| Mar record high F = 58
| Apr record high F = 71
| May record high F = 77
| Jun record high F = 82
| Jul record high F = 81
| Aug record high F = 80
| Sep record high F = 73
| Oct record high F = 61
| Nov record high F = 50
| Dec record high F = 52
| year record high F = 82
| Jan high F = 25.1
| Feb high F = 27.7
| Mar high F = 34.7
| Apr high F = 45
| May high F = 56.7
| Jun high F = 63.1
| Jul high F = 66
| Aug high F = 63.7
| Sep high F = 55.3
| Oct high F = 42
| Nov high F = 29
| Dec high F = 25.7
| year high F = 44.5
| Jan low F = 11.6
| Feb low F = 12.4
| Mar low F = 17.5
| Apr low F = 26.8
| May low F = 35.1
| Jun low F = 43
| Jul low F = 48.2
| Aug low F = 46.2
| Sep low F = 38.7
| Oct low F = 28.2
| Nov low F = 17
| Dec low F = 12.5
| year low F = 28.1
| Jan record low F = -31
| Feb record low F = -22
| Mar record low F = -15
| Apr record low F = -2
| May record low F = 21
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 35
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 18
| Oct record low F = -2
| Nov record low F = -17
| Dec record low F = -23
| year record low F = -31 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.84
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.54
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.24
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.79
| May precipitation inch = 0.68
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.05
| Jul precipitation inch = 2
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.64
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.17
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.59
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.24
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.39
| year precipitation inch = 22.17
| Jan precipitation days = 8
| Feb precipitation days = 6
| Mar precipitation days = 6
| Apr precipitation days = 5
| May precipitation days = 5
| Jun precipitation days = 6
| Jul precipitation days = 9
| Aug precipitation days = 9
| Sep precipitation days = 12
| Oct precipitation days = 9
| Nov precipitation days = 10
| Dec precipitation days = 9
| Jan snow inch = 11.5
| Feb snow inch = 12.2
| Mar snow inch = 9.7
| Apr snow inch = 2.6
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 4.2
| Nov snow inch = 15.5
| Dec snow inch = 18.6
| year snow inch = 74.4

|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ak3720 |title=HOPE, AK (503720) |access-date=November 19, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}

==History==
"Hope City" was a mining camp for [[Resurrection Creek]], established in 1896. The Hope post office began operating in 1897. Portions of the town were destroyed in the 1964 [[Good Friday earthquake]].

There are two community associations.

The Hope Community Library was established in 1987. It resides in the Historic Hope schoolhouse, originally built in 1938.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hopelibrary.org/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208113754/http://www.hopelibrary.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 44
|1930= 15
|1940= 71
|1950= 63
|1960= 44
|1970= 51
|1980= 103
|1990= 161
|2000= 137
|2010= 192
|2020= 161
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}

Hope first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980 it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 137 people, 77 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 175 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.97% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.73% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.46% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 3.65% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 77 households, out of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.5% were non-families. 53.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 40.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,786, and the median income for a family was $24,432. Males had a median income of >$0 versus $37,656 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $9,079. There were none of the families and 11.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.

==Public services==
[[File:HOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Main Street]]
Approximately one-fourth of homes use individual water wells and [[septic tank]] systems, and are fully plumbed. The school operates its own well water system. Many homes in this area are used only seasonally. The borough provides a refuse transfer site in Hope. Electricity is provided by Chugach Electric Association. There is one school located in the community, attended by 14 students.<ref>Murphy, K., "[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hope-school-20101107,0,484147.story In Alaska, will land sale be the end of Hope?]," ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 7, 2010.</ref> Local hospitals or health clinics include Central Peninsula General Hospital in [[Soldotna, Alaska|Soldotna]] (907-262-4404) or [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] hospitals. Hope is classified as a highway village, and is found in EMS Region 2J in the Kenai Peninsula Region. Emergency services have highway and air access. Emergency service is provided by volunteers. Auxiliary health care is provided by Hope/Sunrise EMS (907-782-3174/3630): Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna or Anchorage hospitals.

==Economy and transportation==
The school and local retail businesses provide the only employment in Hope. Recreational [[gold prospecting]], including [[gold panning]], [[metal detecting]], and [[dredging]] is available. Some commercial mining activities continue today. A small sawmill is used by the community. Two residents hold a commercial fishing permit.

Hope is accessible from the [[Seward Highway]] {{convert|17|mi}} to the southeast. The state-owned [[Hope Airport (Alaska)|Hope Airport]] has a [[gravel]] airstrip measuring {{convert|2000|by|90|ft}}. Anchorage ({{convert|20|mi|km|disp=sqbr|abbr=on}} to the northwest by air; {{convert|88|mi|km|disp=sqbr|abbr=on}} by highway) and [[Kenai, Alaska|Kenai]] ({{convert|60|mi|km|disp=sqbr|abbr=on}} southwest by air; {{convert|104|mi|km|disp=sqbr|abbr=on}} by highway) offer a variety of transportation services.

Taxes:	Sales: 3% (Borough), Property: 6.5 mills (Borough), Special: None

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Alaska}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234738/http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Hope State of Alaska, Division of Community Advocacy, Community Information Summary]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060619072425/http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/photos/comm_photos.cfm?comm=Hope State of Alaska, Division of Community Advocacy, Community Photos]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Alaska]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean]]