Hope, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hope City. It lies in ZIP code area 58046. The Survey maps it on the Hope quadrangle. 272 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,240 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 1 record
Baldwin's Arcadelisted 1975
Population over time
2 figuresHope grew from 258 to 272 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 | 258 | |
| 2020 | 272 | +14 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Hope quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Hope in 2015, burning about 160 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2015 | Natural | 160 acres | Valley City Wetland Management District | ROGERS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 66 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hope in 66 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 34 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $500,000 | There was a report of quarter size hail, 1.50 inches of rain, and full grown pine trees broken in half. The baseball field scoreboard was blown down and the metal batting cage was blown across two baseball diamonds. Extensive crop damage occurred throughout Hugo Township. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $100,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and an 85 foot steel grain bin was knocked down onto the railroad tracks. The bin had an 83,000 bushel capacity. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $40,000 | A steel grain bin was blown off its foundation and tumbled for a quarter of a mile. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Hope | $25,000 | Three to six inches of rain fell over the Hope area, causing street and basement flooding. Numerous county and local township roads were flooded across Willow Lake and Carpenter townships. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Hope | $10,000 | After the 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over the Hope area, overland flooding kept numerous roads closed. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Hope | $10,000 | Overland flow covered portions of North Dakota highway 32 near the Barnes County line. The golf course near Hope was also damaged by high water. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Hope | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Hope. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | $500 | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Measured wind gust at the Hope NDAWN. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Hope | - | Received a report of hail up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | NDAWN station 5 NE Hope reported a 76 mph wind gust. Mesonet station 321686 Hope ND NDAWN. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Tree Damage reported by the public in Steele county. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Several large branches were blown down in farm yards across northwest Edendale Township. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Hope | - | This tornado was likely wrapped in downburst winds, heavy rain, and hail as it tracked to the northeast. The tornado snapped poplar trees in a shelterbelt and scattered large branches across county road 5 and into an adjacent field for up to 300 yards. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | A personal weather station reported a peak wind of 71 mph. The peak occurred between 1720 and 1730 CST and was likely associated with the rear flank downdraft from a nearby Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) tornado. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Very heavy rain and strong winds impacted central Melrose Township, flattening crops over several sections of farmland. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Strong wind gusts were associated with the rear flank shelf cloud. Some dime to nickel sized hail fell as well. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Large tree branches were blown down around the town of Hope. One poplar tree was snapped at the golf course. |
| September 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Hope | - | A persistent wall cloud with a brief funnel cloud were observed. The wall cloud was nearly rain wrapped. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hope | - | A large swath of hen egg sized hail fell across portions of Edendale Township. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | A yard light was snapped on a farmstead. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | More than 20 to 25 trees were uprooted in Hope. Three trees landed on cars and two trees landed on homes. The grain elevator was also damaged. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | A grain bin was damaged near Hope. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Hope | - | The tornado tracked northward for nearly 7 miles, to around 1 mile north of Blabon. The tornado produced severe tree damage in field and farm shelterbelts located along its path. Rear flank downdraft winds also produced tree damage at the Hope golf course. Peak winds were estimated at 120 mph. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Hope | - | The tornado tracked northeastward for nearly 3 miles to around 8 miles east-northeast of Hope. Numerous trees were severely damaged in shelterbelts. An abandoned farmhouse was collapsed and other farm buildings were damaged. Peak winds were estimated at 125 mph. |
| August 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Hope | - | Two or more funnels formed southeast of Hope. The funnels moved slowly to the north-northwest and passed near Hope. The funnels were formed in fairly high based thunderstorms and were visible from a distance. |
| August 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hope | - | Multiple funnels were reported with one touching down briefly. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Hope | - | Hail covered the ground. Damaging winds produced additional crop damage in Carpenter and Colgate Townships. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Hope | - | Large branches were also blown down. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Hope | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs were broken off by the wind. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Hope | - | A tornado briefly touched down in an open field. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Doors were blown off buildings. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Dozens of huge trees were blown down. Several homes were damaged by falling trees. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | An 8 inch diameter tree limb was blown down. |
| June 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Hope | - | A brief tornado touchdown was reported. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Hope | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Blabon | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Sherbrooke | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pickert | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| Luverne | 12.3 miles | 8 | |
| Finley | 14.5 miles | 8 | |
| Interlaken (historical) | 18.4 miles | 8 | |
| Sharon | 21.0 miles | 8 |
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 Q2121949 | 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 1029526. 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.
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.




