Map of Hoople city

Hoople is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census. Hoople, named for early settler Alan Hoople, was founded in 1889. Hoople’s nickname is “Tatertown.”

Hoople is probably best known outside North Dakota as the location of University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople, the fictional university created by Peter Schickele. (Presumably it is an extension campus of a fictional University of Southern North Dakota, since the real Hoople is located in the northeastern, not southern, part of the state.)

Hoople city overview:
Name:	Hoople city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	North Dakota
County:	Walsh County
Founded:	1889
Elevation:	892 ft (272 m)
Total Area:	0.54 sq mi (1.40 km²)
Land Area:	0.54 sq mi (1.40 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	247
Population Density:	456.56/sq mi (176.29/km²)
ZIP code:	58243
Area code:	701
FIPS code:	3838780
GNISfeature ID:	1029523

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Hoople online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.