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 | 0.069 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 161 |
| • Density | 3.1/sq mi (1.2/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 (110 km) south of Anchorage. As of the 2020 census, Hope had a population of 161. 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.