Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,176 at the 2010 census.
Hope Mills is located at 34°58′14″N 78°57′24″W / 34.97056°N 78.95667°W / 34.97056; -78.95667 (34.970679, -78.956603).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16 km), of which 6.1 square miles (15.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) (2.40%) is water, including Hope Mills Lake.
Chartered in 1891, Hope Mills can trace its beginning back to 1766, when due to the wealth of natural water power and the abundance of timber, a lumber camp, saw mill, grist mill and pottery business were established. In 1839, construction of the first cotton mill powered by the Hope Mills Dam was completed and was the beginning of a new era for the town. Much of the heritage and the town’s name itself can be attributed to the cotton milling industry that followed.
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