Hope, Arkansas

Hope, Arkansas
City
Downtown Hope
Motto(s): 
"A Slice of the Good Life"
"I still believe in a place called Hope"
Location of Hope in Hempstead County, Arkansas
Hope, Arkansas
Hope, Arkansas
Coordinates: 33°40′35″N 93°35′24″W / 33.67639°N 93.59000°W / 33.67639; -93.59000
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyHempstead
Founded1875
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
 • City
10.76 sq mi (27.87 km2)
 • Land10.68 sq mi (27.67 km2)
 • Water0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
8,952
 • Estimate 
(2024)
8,465
 • Density838.0/sq mi (323.55/km2)
 • Metro
30,591
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
71801-71802
Area code870
FIPS code05-33190
GNIS feature ID2404726
Websitewww.hopearkansas.net

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 for the 2020 census, the population was 8,952.

Hope is the birthplace of three Arkansas governors: Bill Clinton (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).