Hope, Idaho

Hope, Idaho
City
Location in Bonner County and the state of Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Bonner
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	2,192 ft (668 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	79
• Density	197.0/sq mi (76.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83836
Area code	208
FIPS code	16-38440
GNIS feature ID	0396664

Hope is a city in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. The population was 79 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Hope is located at 48°14′55″N 116°18′33″W (48.248728, -116.309214)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it is land and 2.38% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 79 people, 34 households, and 24 families residing in the city. The population density was 197.0 people per square mile (76.3/km²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 142.1/sq mi (55.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 34 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,500, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $50,833 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,468. There were no families and 5.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

In Popular Culture

In the 2009 Activision video game Prototype, Hope, Idaho serves as a testing ground for a deadly virus that is key to the game's plot.