History · Hunter

Hunter’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Hunter yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Hunter’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hunter are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hunter’s homes were built before 1955.

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Hunter, in brief

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Hunter is a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located about 17 miles northeast of Enid, Oklahoma, and about 4 miles west of combined State 15 and State 74. The population was 145 as of the 2020 Census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 165 to 145 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Hunter, decade by decade

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Hunter

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks

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historic buildings protected

each building in a district counts

first listed

1984

Bank of Hunter

in Oklahoma

#136

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Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Georgian Revival1

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Bank of HunterBuilding · listed 1984

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hunter

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Owen K. GarriottAmerican electrical engineer and astronaut · b. 1930

Glenda FarrellAmerican actress · b. 1904

Thad LuckinbillAmerican actor and film producer · b. 1975

Danny HodgeAmerican boxer, professional and amateur wrestl… · b. 1932

Richard ErdmanAmerican actor, film director · b. 1925

Henry BellmonAmerican politician · b. 1921

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From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register of Historic Places (1). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.