Hope is a city in Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas, United States.

[4] The climate is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[11] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,952 people, 3,375 households, and 2,447 families residing in the city.

Hope is also known for growing watermelons and continues to produce records for the largest specimens in the world.

[18] The Spring Hill School District, while having a Hope postal address, is based outside of the city limits.

The city is served by local television stations from the Little Rock, Arkansas, Shreveport, Louisiana and Texarkana, Texas Ark-La-Tex markets.

Hope Municipal Airport is located on property that was once part of the Southwestern Proving Ground, one of six major military facilities in Arkansas during World War II.

At the time of its construction, the airport held claim of having the third longest runway in the United States.

From 1942 to 1945 the airport and surrounding 50,078-acre Southwestern Proving Ground were used by the U.S. Army to test small arms ammunition, 20 to 155 mm projectiles, mortars, rockets, grenades, and up to 500-pound bombs.

Paul Klipsch, a United States Army Veteran who served at the site, was among those who started businesses in the re-purposed buildings.

In October 2009, Amtrak added Hope to its timetable brochure for its Texas Eagle service.