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History · Hopewell

Hopewell dates to 1983

Most of Hopewell was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1893 on and the census since 1990.

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How Hopewell began

When was Hopewell founded?

1983

Hopewell dates its founding to 1983 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1990.

First census: 343 in 19902020 census: 42143 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about Hopewell’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hopewell are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18934 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1972. Watch Hopewell change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hopewell’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Hopewell on the map, 1893 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hopewell. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hopewell on the 1893 USGS mapHopewell on the 1937 USGS mapHopewell on the 1948 USGS mapHopewell on the 1972 USGS map1893Metamora sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hopewell.

The story so far

Hopewell, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hopewell yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hopewell is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 421 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village was incorporated in 1983.

Hopewell was established in 1983. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 410 to 421 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Hopewell, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 421

Between 343 and 421 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hopewell’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hopewell

Nobody well known was born in Hopewell itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Clifford C. IrelandAmerican politician · b. 1878
J. Frank DuryeaAmerican inventor · b. 1869
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Bob BarnesAmerican baseball player · b. 1902
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George True PageUnited States federal judge · b. 1859
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Joseph Henry WegsteinAmerican computer scientist · b. 1922
Ira T. CarrithersAmerican sports coach, athletics administrator · b. 1886
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Blue Blaze Number 1 MinemineCrew MinemineDobrich MinemineOwl Minemine

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hopewell’s history

What year was Hopewell founded?

In 1983, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1990 counted 343 people here.

Memory lane

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.