On May 20, 1854, the Hopkins post office was opened with Erastus Congdon as its first postmaster.

The Hopkins Station post office opened on March 28, 1870, with postmaster Henry F. Guyot.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.

[6] This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.

23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As a village, Hopkins is provided assessing, counties and school districts tax collecting and elections administration for county, state and national by Hopkins Township.

The village is responsible for local regulatory ordinances, public safety, public works, and other local services, however, the village dissolved it's police department prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

One year term elected official are the president, clerk, treasurer and assessor.