Hopewell, Houston County, Texas
Hopewell, Houston County, Texas | |
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  Hopewell  Hopewell | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′31″N 95°21′43″W / 31.25861°N 95.36194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Houston |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 22 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1382023[1] |
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had a population of 22 in 2000.
History
[edit]Hopewell was established before 1900, but it is unknown who founded it. Hopewell was never more than a church and a few houses at its peak in 1930. Most of the residents moved during World War II, but a few residents remained until the 1990s when it was a dispersed community. Its most recent population estimate was 22, which was taken in 2000.[2]
Geography
[edit]Hopewell is located on U.S. Route 287, 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Pennington in east-central Houston County.[2]
Education
[edit]Hopewell had its own school in the mid-1960s.[2] Any students presently in Hopewell attend the Crockett Independent School District.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopewell, Houston County, Texas
- ^ a b c Long, Christopher (June 15, 2010). "HOPEWELL, TX [HOUSTON COUNTY]". tshaonline.org. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Crockett ISD :: School District Map of the Crockett ISD :: MapTechnica". www.maptechnica.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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