Hoople

Hoople, North Dakota (Incorporated)
Town Site Founded: 1890
Location: SW ¼ Sec. 5-158-54, Glenwood Twp.
Post Office Established: January 7, 1890
Postmaster: Merrit B. Bronson
Village Incorporated: 1898
Peak Population: 447 in 1950
Elevation: 903 feet
Zip Code: 58243

HOOPLE: This Great Northern RR town site was founded in 1890 in SW ¼ Sec. 5-158-54, Glenwood Twp., and named for Allan Hoople (1849-1923), who owned the town site and operated a drug store. The post office was established January 7, 1890, with Merrit B. Bronson as postmaster. The elevation is 903 feet, the Zip Code is 58243, and the village, which incorporated in 1898, reached a peak population of 447 in 1950. Lynn J. Frazier (Governor of North Dakota from 1917-1921, and a U.S. Senator from 1923-1940) was a native and long-time resident of Hoople, which is known as “The Potato Capital of North Dakota. 2(1,2,3,18,33,40,75,391) (Pg 92).