Hope, Arkansas
Hope is a city in Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas, United States. Hope is the county seat of Hempstead County and the principal city of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hempstead and Nevada counties. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,095, and in 2019 the population was estimated at 9,599.
Hope, Arkansas | |
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City | |
Downtown Hope | |
Seal | |
Motto(s): "A Slice of the Good Life" "I still believe in a place called Hope" | |
Location of Hope in Hempstead County, Arkansas | |
Hope Hope | |
Coordinates: 33°40′4″N 93°35′24″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Hempstead |
Founded | 1875 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Don Still |
• City manager | J.R. "Bobby" Wilson |
Area | |
• City | 10.76 sq mi (27.87 km2) |
• Land | 10.68 sq mi (27.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 8,952 |
• Density | 837.97/sq mi (323.55/km2) |
• Metro | 30,591 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 71801-71802 |
Area code | 870 |
FIPS code | 05-33190 |
GNIS feature ID | 0057940 |
Website | www |
Hope is the birthplace of three Arkansas governors: Bill Clinton (who was also President of the United States from 1993 to 2001), Mike Huckabee (who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016), and Sarah Huckabee Sanders (the incumbent governor and daughter of Mike Huckabee).
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