Hopewell, Houston County, Texas

Hopewell, Houston County, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°15′31″N 95°21′43″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Houston
Elevation [1]	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

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

Hopewell is located on U.S. Route 287, 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Pennington in east-central Houston County.^[2]

Education

Hopewell had its own school in the mid-1960s.^[2] Any students presently in Hopewell attend the Crockett Independent School District.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopewell, Houston County, Texas
2. Long, Christopher (June 15, 2010). "HOPEWELL, TX [HOUSTON COUNTY]". tshaonline.org. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
3. "Crockett ISD :: School District Map of the Crockett ISD :: MapTechnica". www.maptechnica.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.