Hope, Maine

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Population in 2010: 1,536.
Population change since 2000: +17.3%

Males: 751	(48.9%)
Females: 785	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	43.2 years
Maine median age:	43.0 years

Zip codes: 04847.

Estimated median household income in 2019: $67,540 (it was $42,273 in 2000)

Hope:	$67,540
ME:	$58,924

Estimated per capita income in 2019: $42,212 (it was $24,385 in 2000)

Hope town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $226,148 (it was $110,900 in 2000)

Hope:	$226,148
ME:	$200,500

March 2019 cost of living index in Hope: 92.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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- 1,47696.1%White alone
- 231.5%Two or more races
- 151.0%Hispanic
- 100.7%American Indian alone
- 100.7%Asian alone
- 20.1%Black alone

Races in Hope detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Hope, Maine as of June 01, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Hope is 768 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.

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Ancestries: English (28.0%), Irish (18.2%), German (12.6%), United States (9.8%), French (7.1%), Scottish (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/23/1804

Elevation: 349 feet

Land area: 21.8 square miles.

Population density: 70 people per square mile (very low).

23 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
Maine:	2.9%

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

Hope town:	1.2% ($1,367)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (66.4 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (163.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (334.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities:

Union, ME

(2.0 miles

Appleton, ME (2.4 miles

Rockport, ME

(2.4 miles

Camden, ME

(2.5 miles

Lincolnville, ME (2.7 miles

Warren, ME

(2.7 miles

Rockland, ME

(3.1 miles

Searsmont, ME (3.1 miles

)

Latitude: 44.23 N, Longitude: 69.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 207

Distribution of median household income in Hope, ME in 2019

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $110,900
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $121,700
1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $120,600
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $84,300
2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $105,300
2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $147,500
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $121,600
2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $165,600
2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $193,000
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $193,000
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $193,000
2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $113,800
2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $169,000
2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $169,000
2011: 40 buildings, average cost: $58,600
2012: 31 buildings, average cost: $443,300
2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $150,900
2014: 7 buildings, average cost: $136,300
2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $201,000
2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $126,300
2017: 8 buildings, average cost: $145,800
2018: 10 buildings, average cost: $238,000
2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $127,300

Number of permits per 10,000 Hope, ME residents

Unemployment in November 2020:

Here:	3.5%
Maine:	4.7%

Most common industries in Hope, ME (%)

Both Males Females

Health care (13.3%)
Finance & insurance (10.5%)
Construction (10.2%)
Educational services (5.0%)
Public administration (4.8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.4%)
Accommodation & food services (4.2%)

Most common industries for males in 2000

Construction (18.5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.3%)
Finance & insurance (6.3%)
Public administration (4.6%)
Food (4.3%)
Food & beverage stores (4.3%)
Health care (4.1%)

Most common industries for females in 2000

Health care (23.4%)
Finance & insurance (15.1%)
Educational services (6.8%)
Professional, scientific, technical services (6.2%)
Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
Public administration (5.0%)
Food & beverage stores (3.8%)

Most common occupations in Hope, ME (%)

Both Males Females

Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
Carpenters (3.4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.3%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.1%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.0%)

Most common occupations for males in 2000

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
Carpenters (6.5%)
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.2%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.2%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2000

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.8%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.0%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
Health technologists and technicians (3.8%)
Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
Customer service representatives (3.8%)
Registered nurses (3.8%)

Average climate in Hope, Maine

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI Ozone

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 61.1. This is better than average.

City:	61.1
U.S.:	74.2

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 33.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	33.5
U.S.:	33.3

Earthquake activity:

Hope-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from Hope center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 223.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 224.5 miles away from Hope center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 130.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 256.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 23.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Knox County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 12, Winter Storms: 4, Snows: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Hope:

WINDWARD GARDENS (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; CAMDEN, ME)
CAMDEN COMM HOSP HC CENTR (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; CAMDEN, ME)
SHORE VILLAGE REHAB AND NURSING (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ROCKLAND, ME)
KNOX CENTER FOR LONG TERM CARE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ROCKLAND, ME)
KNOX CENTER FOR LTC (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ROCKLAND, ME)
KNO-WAL-LIN HOMECARE AND HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; ROCKLAND, ME)
FIELDCREST MANOR (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; WALDOBORO, ME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hope:

University of Maine at Augusta (about 31 miles; Augusta, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,204)
Husson University (about 46 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
University of Maine (about 53 miles; Orono, ME; FT enrollment: 8,931)
University of Maine at Farmington (about 56 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
Southern Maine Community College (about 66 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
University of Southern Maine (about 67 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 71 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)

Public elementary/middle school in Hope:

HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 34 HIGHFIELD ROAD, Grades: KG-8)

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Library in Hope:

HOPE LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,086; Location: 443 CAMDEN ROAD; 5,700 books; 52 other licensed databases)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Hope: Hope Volunteer Fire Department South Hope Station (A), Hope Volunteer Fire Department Hope Corner Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hope include: South Hope Community Church (A), Hope Community Bible Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Cotton Pond (A), Hobbs Pond (B), Lermond Pond (C), Lily Pond (D), Mansfield Pond (E), Alford Lake (F), Fish Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Knox County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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

MSU 69 LINCOLNVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL (Population served: 305, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Population served: 190, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

MSU 69 APPLETON VILLAGE SCHOOL (Population served: 178, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-14-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-08-2005 to DEC-08-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.3 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.6%
Whole state:	62.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	6.5%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

7 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Hope:

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 67.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 8.5%

For population 25 years and over in Hope:

High school or higher: 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
Unemployed: 1.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes

School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here:	11.3
Maine average:	11.2

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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Political contributions by individuals in Hope, ME

Religion statistics for Hope, ME (based on Knox County data)

Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010

Religion	Adherents	Congregations
Mainline Protestant	4,400	29
Catholic	4,340	4
Evangelical Protestant	1,813	23
Other	569	6
None	28,614	-

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 17

Knox County:	4.17 / 10,000 pop.
Maine:	2.80 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9

Here:	2.21 / 10,000 pop.
Maine:	2.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30

This county:	7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Maine:	5.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 79

Knox County:	19.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:	11.02 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	7.8%
Maine:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

This county:	21.6%
State:	25.0%

5.81% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($54,579 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
Maine average:	5.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:

from Waldo County, ME	0.72% ($36,738 average AGI)
from Lincoln County, ME	0.56% ($30,713)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.43% ($48,712)

5.25% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($53,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Maine average:	5.73%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:

to Lincoln County, ME	0.78% ($42,023 average AGI)
to Waldo County, ME	0.69% ($44,313)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.53% ($57,191)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hope:

WRKD (1450 AM; 1 kW; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hope:

WMEP (90.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQSS (102.5 FM; CAMDEN, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMCM (103.3 FM; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBQX (106.9 FM; THOMASTON, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNER)
WFZX (101.7 FM; SEARSPORT, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBFB (104.7 FM; BELFAST, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWBX (97.1 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBYA (105.5 FM; ISLESBORO, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING LIMTED PARTNERSHIP)
WERU-FM (89.9 FM; BLUE HILL, ME; Owner: SALT POND COMMUNITY B/C COMPANY)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WWMJ (95.7 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKIT-FM (100.3 FM; BREWER, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
WMME-FM (92.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCME (96.7 FM; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Hope:

W64BY (Channel 64; ROCKLAND, ME; Owner: CRAIG MINISTRIES, INC.)

Hope, Maine
Fatal accident count9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents11
Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:3
Fatalities11
Persons involved in fatal accidents24
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0

Maine average
Fatal accident count1371
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents1984
Fatal accidents involving drunk persons523
Fatalities1506
Persons involved in fatal accidents3201
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents92

See more detailed statistics of Hope fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2019 here

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

John Throckmorton, 48 Mount Pleasant Road (Lat: 44.206722 Lon: -69.220694), Type: 59.4, Structure height: 23013 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Registrant: Municipal Communications, LLC, Jthrockmorton@municipalcom.Com, Bldg 11 Suite 411, Atlan-ta, Phone: (404) 995-1893
John Throckmorton, 48 Mount Pleasant Road (Lat: 44.206722 Lon: -69.220694), Type: 59.4, Structure height: 23013 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Registrant: Municipal Communications, LLC, Jthrockmorton@municipalcom.Com, Bldg 11 Suite 411, Atlan-ta, Phone: (404) 995-1893
John Throckmorton, 48 Mount Pleasant Road (Lat: 44.206722 Lon: -69.220694), Type: 59.4, Structure height: 23013 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Registrant: Municipal Communications, LLC, Jthrockmorton@municipalcom.Com, Bldg 11 Suite 411, Atlan-ta, Phone: (404) 995-1893
Alyse Brussard, 48 Mount Pleasant Road (Lat: 44.206722 Lon: -69.220694), Type: 59.4, Structure height: 23013 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Registrant: American Towers LLC, Faa-Fcc@americantower.Com, , Wobur-n, Phone: (781) 926-4500

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

Hope, 48 Mount Pleasant Road (Lat: 44.206722 Lon: -69.220694), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 56.7 m, Overall height: 58.2 m, Call Sign: WQUL405,
Assigned Frequencies: 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19625.0 MHz, 19525.0 MHz... (+8 more), Grant Date: 08/07/2014, Expiration Date: 08/07/2024, Cancellation Date: 07/24/2020, Certifier: Jessica B Lyons, Registrant: At&t Services, Inc., 208 S. Akard Street, Room 2100, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: (855) 699-7073, Email:
HATCHET MOUNTAIN, 175 Hatchet Mtn Rd (Lat: 44.261722 Lon: -69.176028), Type: Building, Structure height: 130 m, Call Sign: WRAW552,
Assigned Frequencies: 11485.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz... (+6 more), Grant Date: 03/26/2018, Expiration Date: 03/26/2028, Certifier: John Cutler, Registrant: Redzone Wireless, 91 Camden St., Suite 404, Rockland, ME 04841, Phone: (207) 596-5700, Fax: (207) 596-5701, Email:
Summit Of Hatchett Mtn (Lat: 44.261722 Lon: -69.175583), Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: KFZ42,
Assigned Frequencies: 6925.00 MHz, Grant Date: 06/07/1967, Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancellation Date: 10/24/1997, Registrant: University Of Maine, Alumni Hall, Orono, ME 04473
Summit Of Hatchet Mt (Lat: 44.263111 Lon: -69.175306), Structure height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: KVU22,
Assigned Frequencies: 6900.00 MHz, Grant Date: 04/01/1975, Expiration Date: 04/01/1984, Cancellation Date: 06/11/2000, Registrant: Eastern Maine Broadcasting System, Inc, 41 Farm Rd, Bangor, ME 04401

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hope)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Hope)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of fires - 14 took place in 2011, and the least - 1 in 2013. The data has an increasing trend.