Hope, Alaska
Hope, Alaska | |
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Hope, a former gold-mining town, is now a popular weekend retreat for Anchorage residents. | |
Location in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′10″N 149°38′31″W / 60.91944°N 149.64194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Peter Micciche |
| • State senator | Jesse Bjorkman (R) |
| • State rep. | Ben Carpenter (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.79 sq mi (134.14 km2) |
| • Land | 51.72 sq mi (133.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 161 |
| • Density | 3.11/sq mi (1.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99605 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-33580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1422645 |
Hope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 70 miles south from Anchorage. As of the 2010 census the population was 192, up from 137 in 2000. The Hope Historic District, which includes the surviving elements of the former mining town, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.