Hope, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Hope, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Eddy
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.17
Area Land Km2:3.17
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.22
Area Land Sq Mi:1.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:113
Population Density Km2:35.66
Population Density Sq Mi:92.40
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4095
Coordinates:32.8158°N -104.7358°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:88250
Area Code:575
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-33290
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2413559

Hope is a village in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It is located approximately west of Artesia on U.S. Route 82. It has had a post office since 1890.[2] As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 105.[3]

Geography

Hope is located in northwestern Eddy County at 32.8119°N -104.7336°W.[4] US 82 passes through the center of the village, leading east to Artesia and west over the Sacramento Mountains to Alamogordo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.17km2, all land.[3]

Climate

History

Founded in 1884 as "Badgerville", the name was changed in 1890 for post office purposes.

The town was featured in Life magazine on May 29, 1950, with an account of the newly elected Petticoat City Government under Mayor Ethel Altman.[5]

Demographics

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 107 people, 45 households, and 27 families residing in the village. The population density was 92.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 58 housing units at an average density of 50sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 77.57% White, 0.93% African American, 4.67% from other races, and 16.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.82% of the population.

There were 45 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $17,639, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $19,583 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,867. There were 10.7% of families and 20.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.9% of those over 64.

Education

It is within the Artesia Public Schools school district.[7] The K-8 school Peñasco Elementary School is west of Hope, and serves the Hope community.[8] Artesia Park Junior High School is the district's sole school for grade 9, and Artesia High School is the school district's sole comprehensive high school, for grades 10-12.[9]

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Julyan, Robert (1998), "Hope". Place Names of New Mexico (2nd edition), University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 169,
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hope village, New Mexico. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. February 17, 2016.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  5. Book: LIFE. Time Inc. 0024-3019. December 6, 2014.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eddy County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. June 28, 2022. - Text list
  8. Web site: Home. Peñasco Elementary School. July 13, 2022. [...]we serve students in kindergarten through the 8th grade in and around Hope.[...]12 Dunken St. Hope, NM 88250. - Not in the Hope city limits - Google Maps lists the school at "12 Pinon Dunken Rd, Hope, NM 88250"
  9. Web site: Our Schools. Artesia Public Schools. June 28, 2022. 12 Dunken St. Hope, NM 88250.