Westhope, North Dakota

Westhope, North Dakota
Location of Westhope, North Dakota
Location of Westhope, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°54′40″N 101°01′04″W / 48.91111°N 101.01778°W / 48.91111; -101.01778
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyBottineau
Founded1903
Government
 • MayorRussell Ballantyne
Area
 • Total0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2)
 • Land0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,499 ft (457 m)
Population
 • Total374
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
377
 • Density1,157.89/sq mi (446.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58793
Area code701
FIPS code38-85020
GNIS feature ID1036323[2]
Websitewesthopend.com

Westhope is a city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 374 at the 2020 census.[3] Westhope was founded in 1903 along a Great Northern Railway branch line that began in Rugby. The name was based on the slogan "Hope of the West," created by Great Northern officials to promote prosperity for the new town.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westhope, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Westhope (Bottineau County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 5, 2011.