Updated on Apr 13, 2021
This beautiful cabin is called The Cottage, and it is the only privately plumbed cabin on the Bear Creek Lodge property. It features a private bedroom with queen bed, a full-size sofa sleeper in...
Immerse yourself in Alaska's natural beauty at this 2-bed, 1.5-bath vacation rental, located 1.5 hours from Anchorage, providing year-round fun for your family getaway. Easily explore 'Alaska's...
This beautiful custom designed cabin / home is located on almost 2 acres of private forested land just several minutes walk from Turnagain Arm in historic Hope, Alaska. If you're looking for privacy
Cottonwood Valley Cabin is a spacious one-room cabin featuring a queen bed, two single beds, and a queen couch sleeper bed. The front deck of this cabin overhangs Bear Creek Pond and is the...
Eagle's Peak cabin is a beautiful log cabin that sits between the pond and Bear Creek itself. It is a single-room cabin with two queen beds in the living area. The cabin has electric heat and a...
There is nothing quite as sweet as spending time in a little log cabin in rural Alaska. This one-room cabin has two queen beds, a small sitting space, and a wood burning fireplace. Located right on...
This cozy cabin is perfect for a solo traveler or a romantic getaway. Situated alone on the creek, the Hobbit Hole Cabin features a double bed, small sitting area, a wood stove, and electric heat....
The Salmon Trail Cabin is spacious one-room cabin, featuring a queen bed, a single bed, and a queen-size couch sleeper. This sunny little log cabin is located in the heart of the Bear Creek Lodge...
Bowman's Cabin was once the dwelling unit for the previous owners, Kent and Melanie Bowman. It sits directly on Bear Creek itself. This 2-bedroom cabin features a small living and dining area, 2...
Cross our foot bridge to your own private getaway in the woods. The Bridge Cabin features a queen size bed on the main floor and a single roll-away bed. There is one additional queen size bed in...
This is a cute 1,000 sf cottage overlooking Six Mile Creek halfway down the road to Hope, Alaska. It's quiet, clean, warm, with lots of windows. The deck offers an outstanding view. You can hike fr
Talk about unique this loft, 1-bath vacation rental was originally built as a barn in 1916, and boasts no shortage of quaint, cozy character. And though the studio may give off a secluded, middle-...
Hope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is eighty-seven miles south from Anchorage. As of the 2010 census the population was 192, up from 137 in 2000.
Hope is located at (60.920280, -149.64028) (Sec. 33, T010N, R002W, Seward Meridian). Hope is located in the Seward Recording District.
Hope lies on the northern end of Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. The community lies at the end of the Hope Highway, northwest of the Seward Highway, near the mouth of Resurrection Creek. Winter temperatures range from summer temperatures vary from . Average annual precipitation is .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.13%, are water. The CDP includes the settlement of Hope in the valley of Resurrection Creek and extends east and west to the ridgecrests that define the valley. To the south it extends up Resurrection Creek to Palmer Creek on the east side and Gold Gulch on the west side. It is bordered to the east by the Sunrise CDP.
Hope has a dry-summer continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc).
"Hope City" was a mining camp for Resurrection Creek, established in 1896. The Hope post office began operating in 1897. Portions of the town were destroyed in the 1964 Good Friday earthquake.
There are two community associations.
The Hope Community Library was established in 1987. It resides in the Historic Hope schoolhouse, originally built in 1938.
Hope first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980 it was made a census-designated place (CDP).
As of the census of 2000, there were 137 people, 77 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.6 people per square mile (1.0/km2 ). There were 175 housing units at an average density of 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.97% White, 0.73% Black or African American, 2.19% Native American, 1.46% Asian, and 3.65% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 77 households, out of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.5% were non-families. 53.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 40.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,786, and the median income for a family was $24,432. Males had a median income of >$0 versus $37,656 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,079. There were none of the families and 11.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.
Approximately one-fourth of homes use individual water wells and septic tank systems, and are fully plumbed. The school operates its own well water system. Many homes in this area are used only seasonally. The borough provides a refuse transfer site in Hope. Electricity is provided by Chugach Electric Association. There is one school located in the community, attended by 14 students. Local hospitals or health clinics include Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna (907-262-4404) or Anchorage hospitals. Hope is classified as a highway village, and is found in EMS Region 2J in the Kenai Peninsula Region. Emergency services have highway and air access. Emergency service is provided by volunteers. Auxiliary health care is provided by Hope/Sunrise EMS (907-782-3174/3630): Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna or Anchorage hospitals.
The school and local retail businesses provide the only employment in Hope. Recreational gold prospecting, including gold panning, metal detecting, and dredging is available. Some commercial
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