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A town of 21.
10% of the land in Hope Township is conserved, against 2.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Pembina Hills Wildlife Management Area, at 1,921 acres with 3.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hope Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Census counts: 238 in 1890, a peak of 909 in 1910, 272 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1866 and 2 maps from 1969 on.
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Hope Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 17 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 52% come from cold waves and 14% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hope Township, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to -2° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails run 27 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Hope Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.9 miles per square mile, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pembina Hills Wildlife Management Area | 3.1 mi | 1,921 |
| 2. Wilbur Allen Wildlife Management Area | 0.2 mi | 339 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For adults in Hope Township, the share who binge drink is 19%. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Hope Township. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Hope Township is ahead of North Dakota on 7 and behind on 6. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Hope Township.
| Hope Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hope Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 10.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Hope Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.