Hope, Idaho
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Hope is a city in Bonner County
Bonner County, Idaho
Bonner County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1907, it was named for Edwin L. Bonner, a ferry operator. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 40,877. The county seat and largest city is Sandpoint.-History:Bonner County was formed...

, Idaho
Idaho
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, United States
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. The population was 86 at the 2010 census.

Geography

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

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it is land and 2.38% is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 79 people, 34 households, and 24 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 197.0 people per square mile (76.3/km²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 142.1 per square mile (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
Marriage
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 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
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 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.

Popular culture

The town is mentioned in the 2009 video game Prototype
Prototype (video game)
Prototype is an open world action video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. The game was released in North America on June 9, 2009, and in southwestern parts of North America as well as Oceania on June 10, and was released in Europe on June 12.The game is set in New...

as a town who the government used to test a virus. The virus mutated and killed the entire population except one survivor who was captured by the military to serve as a test subject.
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