Hope Valley is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hope Valley had a population of 1,870. Hope Valley is the largest village in Hopkinton, and the town's principal commercial center. While the village of Hope Valley is located in Hopkinton, its ZIP Code, 02832, extends into the neighboring town of Richmond. The historic district includes 134 contributing buildings and three other contributing structures.
The formerly separate village of Locustville, which grew up along Brushy Brook, is now part of Hope Valley. A dam and mill were built at the site of Locustville in 1820. In the late 19th century the Locustville mill property was taken over by the Nichols and Langworthy Company, which had operated the Hope Valley mills since 1835. In 2008 a town historian told the Providence Journal that Gardner Nichols renamed the village from Carpenter's Mills to Hope Valley "because all of his hopes were centered" in the village. This version also appears in History of the State of Rhode Island.
Geography
Hope Valley is located at (41.5075, -71.7164).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (5.43%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
The 2020 United States census counted 1,870 people, 723 households, and 568 families in Hope Valley. The population density was . There were 787 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 91.6% (1,713) white or European American (91.07% non-Hispanic white), 0.64% (12) black or African-American, 0.43% (8) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.86% (16) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 1.5% (28) from other races, and 4.97% (93) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.57% (48) of the population.
Of the 723 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18; 53.3% were married couples living together; 21.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 25.4% of households consisted of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 14.2% of the population.
21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.0 males. The median income for those above 16 years old was $30,526 (+/- $14,446). Approximately, 18.7% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those ages 65 or over.
2000 census
As of the census