Hope, Minnesota

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Hope

| settlement_type = Unincorporated Community

| image_skyline = Railroad grain elevator 04.jpg

| image_caption = Grain elevator in Hope

| map_caption = Location of the community of Hope
within Somerset Township, Steele County

| pushpin_map = Minnesota#USA

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Minnesota

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Steele

| subdivision_type3 = Township

| subdivision_name3 = Somerset Township

| timezone = Central (CST)

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

| elevation_ft = 1201

| coordinates = {{coord|43|57|43|N|93|16|34|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 56046

| area_code = 507

| blank_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank_info = 645169{{cite gnis|645169|Hope, Minnesota}}

}}

Hope is an unincorporated community in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, United States. Hope has a post office with ZIP code 56046.

Geography

The community is located between Ellendale and Owatonna near Interstate 35 and Steele County Road 4. Nearby places include Ellendale, Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, and Bixby. Hope is seven miles north of Ellendale, and 11 miles south of Owatonna. The Straight River is nearby.

History

Hope had a depot on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n550 533]}} A post office called Hope has been in operation since 1916.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Steele | title=Steele County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=9 August 2015}}

Economy

Hope has a railroad grain elevator.{{cite web | url=https://www.startribune.com/state-fund-would-help-minnesota-grain-elevators-which-are-closing-at-an-alarming-rate-for-farmers/600237766/?refresh=true | title=State fund would help Minnesota grain elevators, which are closing at an alarming rate for farmers | website=Star Tribune | date=December 21, 2022 }}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in Steele County, Minnesota