Hope, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in De Roan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71801. The Survey maps it on the Hope quadrangle. 8,952 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 351 feet above sea level.
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On record in Hope
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 20 shown
Brundidge Buildinglisted 1990
Bill Clinton Birthplacelisted 1994
Ethridge Houselisted 1993
Foster Houselisted 1982
Foster Houselisted 1991
Hempstead County Courthouselisted 1994
Hope Girl Scout Little Houselisted 2015
Hope Historic Commercial Districtlisted 1995
McRae Houselisted 1982
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Hopelisted 1992
North Elm Street Historic Districtlisted 1995
North Washington Street Historic Districtlisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresHope fell from 10,095 to 8,952 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,095 | |
| 2020 | 8,952 | -1,143 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1951 USGS Hope quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
60 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Hope between 1997 and 2020, burning about 266 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hope: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead County | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lavender Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hope Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 144 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hope in 144 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 74 thunderstorm wind, 43 hail, 22 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | 2 hurt, $300,000 | Trees downed all around the community of Perrytown, Arkansas. Many trees on homes in the community. One tree fell across a car injuring two people. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | 2 hurt, $60,000 | Three 18-wheeler trucks turned over on I-30 due to the high winds. 2 minor injuries reported. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | 1 hurt, $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a house. A person inside the house where the tree fell, received minor injuries. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | 1 hurt, $15,000 | Trees and powerlines were downed on North Pine Street and a large tree was down at the intersection of Edgewood and Third Streets. One of the trees was blown onto a pickup truck. The tree crushed the cab, injuring a passenger. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Hope | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Hope | $300,000 | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Hempstead County Arkansas and found evidence of an EF1 tornado north of Hope. The tornado first touched down along CR 248 where 9 out of 10 chicken houses lost their roofsseveral trees were snapped and an tractor trailer was flipped over. The tornado continued north east crossing CR 211 where several trees were snapped or uprooted and metal roofing was peeled from a barn. Maximum winds are estimated at 85-95 mph. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Hope | $250,000 | A family was trapped in their trailer off Hwy 27 when flood waters overturned their trailer. Several highways were closed and/or washed out including Hwy 4, Hwy 29, and Interstate 30. High water over 355 overturned an 18-wheeler. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $100,000 | Numerous trees downed all throughout the county. Some trees on homes in town and several chicken houses destroyed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $100,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped across the southeast portions of town. Four vehicles were crushed and several homes were damaged in the Plainview and Gunter subdivisions. Trees were also uprooted on CR50, 116, 117, 132 and Hwy 4. A moving truck was also struck by a fallen tree but no injuries resulted. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged several chicken houses. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $50,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged several barn roofs. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $50,000 | A chicken barn was damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $20,000 | no account filed |
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | New Hope | $15,000 | An NWS Storm Survey team concluded that damage near the Patmos community was consistent with that of EF-1 tornado damage. This tornado partially lifted the roof off a mobile home along AR 355. The tornado continued north and snapped several trees before lifting along Hempstead County Road 9. |
| June 2019 | Lightning | Hope | $10,000 | Lightning struck several hay bales along Highway 278 just west of Hope, which caused them to catch fire. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $10,000 | A few trees were blown down between Hope and Oakhaven. One tree damaged a home at 122 West Avenue C. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged a chicken barn. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some tree limbs. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees and power lines downed throughout the city of Hope. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Large tree and two power poles snapped in Hope. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Hope | - | Baseball size hail reported in Hope. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Hope | - | Hen egg size hail reported in Hope. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | A tree fell blocking I-30 near mile marker 36. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees and power lines downed across the city of Hope. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees and power lines downed in Hope. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Hope | - | A ten foot section of County Road 183 washed out due to flash flooding, leaving several residents unable to access or leave their homes. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Reports of numerous trees downed throughout Hempstead County, including near the Hope Airport. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Hope | - | Water rescues were needed for vehicles trapped in flood waters on the south side of Hope. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Hope | - | A clogged storm drain resulted in repeated flooding along South Main Street at Townsend Outdoors in Hope. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | New Hope | - | Significant flooding over County Road 8, with a portion of the roadway washed out. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Hope | - | Hail ranging from half dollar to golf ball size fell in Hope. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees were downed at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 67 in Hope. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Three inch tree limbs were snapped in Hope. Power poles were also broken in this area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | Trees reported down along the 3300 block of Highway 355. |
| April 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Hope | - | The Arkansas State Police reported a funnel cloud just west of the Hope city limits. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Widespread trees were blown down across Hempstead County. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hope | - | Penny size hail fell on the southwest side of Hope. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hope | - | Nickel size hail fell at the home of the Hempstead County Emergency Manager in Hope. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Hope | - | Quarter size hail fell in Hope. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Central and Southern Hempstead County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | A tree fell onto a power line near West 4th Street and South Mockingbird Lane. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Hope | - | The intersection of South Hervey Street and 3rd Street was flooded. |
| February 2018 | Hail | Hope | - | A picture was posted to the KSLA Twitter page of dime size hail that fell and covered the ground just south of Hope. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Numerous trees were blown down in and near Hope. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Hope | - | Highway 29 underpasses were closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Hope | - | A photo was posted on the KATV Twitter page of quarter size hail that fell in Hope. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in Hope and outside the city limits as well. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Numerous trees were downed across the city of Hope, Arkansas. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Hope | - | Area wide flooding was reported in downtown Hope, Arkansas. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Several trees were downed near the Interstate 30 corridor near Hope, Arkansas. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Hope | - | Roads in downtown Hope, Arkansas were flooded and closed. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees were downed on Hwy. 67, 355 and 195. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | A few trees and powerlines were downed in Hope, Arkansas. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Several large limbs were downed in Hope, Arkansas. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across much of the county. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Several trees were downed across the county. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees and powerlines were downed through the entire county. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in Hope and throughout the county along Hwy. 278 and Hwy. 29. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Addition | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Park Addition | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Beverly Hills | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Magnolia Addition | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Georgetown Addition | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Holcomb Addition | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hempstead Heights | 1.1 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hope | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80008 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57940. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






