Hope, Alaska

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Population in July 2007: 146.

Males: 75	(51.8%)
Females: 71	(48.2%)

Median resident age:	46.9 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Zip code: 99605

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,699 (it was $21,786 in 2000)

Hope:	$28,699
Alaska:	$64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,180 (it was $95,000 in 2000)

Hope:	$157,180
Alaska:	$231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $224,489; Detached houses: $240,411; Mobile homes: $95,000

Hope, AK residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Hope:

White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
American Indian (5.8%)
Two or more races (3.6%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Japanese (1.5%)
Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Hope: 94.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.9%), English (13.9%), Polish (13.9%), Norwegian (7.3%), Welsh (5.8%), French (5.1%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Elevation: 32 feet

Land area: 51.7 square miles.

Population density: 2.8 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Hope

High school or higher: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 13.3%
Mean travel time to work: 7.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hope CDP

Never married: 23.7%
Now married: 61.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 7.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Alaska:	5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hope:	0.4% ($400)
Alaska:	1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (19.3 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2317.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Sunrise, AK (2.8 miles) , Anchorage, AK (4.4 miles ), Moose Pass, AK (5.5 miles ), Cooper Landing, AK (5.5 miles ), Point MacKenzie, AK (5.7 miles) , Whittier, AK (5.8 miles) , Crown Point, AK (6.0 miles) , Primrose, AK (6.4 miles) .

Latitude: 60.92 N, Longitude: 149.64 W

Area code: 907

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Average climate in Hope, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hope:

PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 21 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE (about 21 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Hope, AK

Airports located in Hope:

Hope Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 50, Itinerant Ops: 150, Local Ops: 280)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hope:

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 21 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 279 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1354 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1355 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1361 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1376 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1403 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

Public high school in Hope:

HOPE SCHOOL (Students: 12; Location: PO BOX 47; Grades: KG - 12)

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Library in Hope:

HOPE/SUNRISE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,331; Location: A STREET & 2ND STREET; 4,337 books; 114 audio materials; 163 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Coeur D'Alene Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Hope Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Cripple Creek (A), Palmer Creek (B), Bedrock Creek (C), Wildhorse Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Hope & Sunrise Museum (2nd Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hope and their reported violations in the past:

SEAVIEW CAFE & BAR (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

9 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

TITOS DISCOVERY CAFE (Population served: 30, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2001

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2001

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2002

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2001

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-2001. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2001)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2001. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2001)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2001

One routine major monitoring violation

2 other older monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hope that have no violations reported:

BOWMAN BEAR CREEK LODGE (Population served: 52, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	1.8 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	45.5%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.3%
Whole state:	7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hope, AK

Hope compared to Alaska state average:

Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Hope mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Wood (56%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Utility gas (17%)

8.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.17%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.82% ($46,749 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.31% ($48,035)
from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.29% ($35,962)

8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.10%
Alaska average:	9.43%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Kenai Peninsula Borough: 0.12%
Alaska average: 0.24%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.85% ($33,064 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.48% ($45,270)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.36% ($36,561)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hope:

KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
KSWD (950 AM; 1 kW; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hope:

KAFC (93.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
KWHL (106.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KRUA (88.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - BOARD OF REGENTS)
KATB (89.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYMG (98.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDBZ (102.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KMXS (103.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KNBA (90.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Hope:

KTVA (Channel 11; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KAKM (Channel 7; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC)
KTUU-TV (Channel 2; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K09HG (Channel 9; BIRD POINT, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
KIMO (Channel 13; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
K25AI (Channel 25; INDIAN, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K47AM (Channel 47; INDIAN, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K57BQ (Channel 57; BIRD POINT, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K67AY (Channel 67; BIRD CREEK, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KDMD (Channel 33; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KETCHIKAN TV, LLC)
KTBY (Channel 4; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF ANCHORAGE LICENSE LLC)
K22FV (Channel 22; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KETCHIKAN TV, LLC)
K41DP (Channel 41; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KETCHIKAN TV, LLC)

Hope fatal accident list:
Jul 14, 2007 07:18 AM, Sr-1 Seward Highway, Lat: 60.535758, Lon: -149.539892, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 19, 2006 07:02 AM, I-A3-3 Seward Hwy, Mp 55.5, Lat: 60.752672, Lon: -149.435908, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 7, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 230
Total average daily truck traffic: 2
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 300

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2

Mile 18, Hope Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: KNKA536, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 01/24/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: Ronald L Ripley
Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems Of Alaska, LLC
2.6 Miles East Northeast Of Hope, Type: Tower, Structure height: 25.9 m, Overall height: 32 m, Call Sign: KNKA480
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/26/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: Wesley E Carson
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 1200 112th Ave Ne, Suite C-191, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Fax: (425) 649-5675, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Leslie N Nixon, Mi. 18 Hope Hwy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.1 m, Overall height: 41.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 110, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0321, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Tv Site 3.5 Mi E, Call Sign: WNBC225, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies : 47.0400 MHz
Grant Date: 09/10/2004, Expiration Date: 12/07/2014
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5744
Hope, 3.5 Miles East Of Hope, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPXD767
Assigned Frequencies : 37.4400 MHz, 44.0400 MHz
Grant Date: 03/12/2003, Expiration Date: 03/12/2013, Certifier: Bart Browning
Registrant: Alaska Railroad Corporation, 327 W Shipr Creek Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, Phone: (907) 265-3901, Fax: (907) 265-2685, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Hope)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

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