Hope, Arkansas

Hope, Arkansas
City
Downtown Hope
Seal
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 Location within Arkansas Hope, Arkansas Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°40′35″N 93°35′24″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Hempstead
Founded	1875
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area
• City	10.76 sq mi (27.87 km2)
• Land	10.68 sq mi (27.67 km2)
• Water	0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	8,952
• Estimate  (2025)	8,445
• Density	838.0/sq mi (323.55/km2)
• Metro	30,591
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	71801-71802
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-33190
GNIS feature ID	2404726
Website	www.hopear.gov

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).