New Hope

New Hope is an incorporated suburban community three miles east of McKinney in central Collin County. It was established in the early 1850s as a school and church community for area farmers. The population level remained below 100 until the mid-1960s, when it began to increase. The town reported 250 residents in 1970 and 331 in 1980. New Hope by the 1980s had become a bedroom community for residents who commuted to nearby McKinney for work. In 1990 its population was 523.

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Belongs to

New Hope is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

New Hope is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 33.21171300
Longitude: -96.56492000

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

Yes

Population Count, 2021 View more »

664