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New Hope
Alabamacity
New Hope
Total population
2,911
Median home value
$163,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$83,816
Founded
1883
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
New Hope is a city in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The population was 2,889 at the 2020 census.
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History
Originally named "Cloud's Town" in 1829 by its founder, William Cloud, it was incorporated in 1832 under the name of "Vienna". Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Reed of the 12th Indiana Cavalry seized the town on May 29, 1864, during the American Civil War. Vienna was burned by the Union Army on December 15, 1864, because of the constant skirmishes with the guerrilla fighters in the area. All that remained were the post office and Masonic Lodge. Since there was already a post office called Vienna in southern Alabama and rules were that there could not be two post offices with the same name at that time, the rebuilt city was incorporated in 1883 as "New Hope", taking its name from the New Hope Methodist Church. The settlement known as Cloud's Town was actually settled in what is now known as Cloud's Cove just off Hobbs Island Road, and is a few miles from the town of New Hope.
Geography
New Hope is located in southeastern Madison County along U.S. Route 431. It is southeast of the center of Huntsville and the same distance northwest of Guntersville According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for New Hope, AL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,220
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves2,644
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,609
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,417
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,306
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves2,253
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,092
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,956
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryElementary · Big Cove · 964 students · 18.5:1 ratio
- Hampton Cove Middle SchoolMiddle · Hampton Cove · 735 students · 21:1 ratio
- Hampton Cove ElementaryElementary · Hampton Cove · 684 students · 18.5:1 ratio
- New Hope High SchoolHigh · New Hope · 586 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- New Hope Elementary SchoolElementary · New Hope · 582 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · Huntsville · 503 students · 18:1 ratio
- Challenger Middle SchoolMiddle · Huntsville · 438 students · 16.8:1 ratio
- Mountain Gap Middle SchoolMiddle · Huntsville · 419 students · 17.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.53 — 2026-04-2712 km NNE of Trinity, Alabama
- M 2.58 — 2025-02-258 km N of Menlo, Georgia
- M 2.5 — 2023-12-237 km ENE of Stevenson, Alabama
- M 2.52 — 2023-06-216 km SSE of Sewanee, Tennessee
- M 2.66 — 2022-08-136 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama
- M 2.62 — 2020-11-0113 km SE of Triana, Alabama
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Alabama
- Owens Cross Roads4.1 mi away · pop. 2,594
- Redstone Arsenal17.5 mi away
- Baileyton22.2 mi away
- Holly Pond28 mi away · pop. 851
- Snead29.2 mi away · pop. 1,032
- Fyffe29.5 mi away · pop. 967
- Falkville30.4 mi away · pop. 1,197
- Hytop30.8 mi away · pop. 441
- Shiloh30.9 mi away
- Bristow Cove31.2 mi away
- Whitesboro32.5 mi away · pop. 1,918
- Walnut Grove33.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about New Hope
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, AlabamaWildfires · 2026-09-09 · 245 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image