Editing Hulbert, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Hulbert, Oklahoma
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 
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| image_caption            = Downtown Hulbert
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| image_map                = Cherokee County Oklahoma incorporated and unincorporated areas Hulbert highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location within [[Cherokee County, Oklahoma|Cherokee County]] and the state of [[Oklahoma]]

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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Oklahoma]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oklahoma|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Cherokee County, Oklahoma|Cherokee]]

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| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Kenneth Fore
| leader_title1            = Trustee
| leader_name1             = Amanda Hakes
| leader_title2            = Trustee
| leader_name2             = Tristan Brave
| leader_title3            = Treasurer/ Clerk
| leader_name3             = Seth Welch
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = current

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| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.12
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 483
| population_density_km2   = 166.59
| population_density_sq_mi = 431.64

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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
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| elevation_ft             = 620
| coordinates              = {{coord|35|55|53|N|95|08|43|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 74441
| area_code                = [[area codes 539 and 918|539/918]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 40-36400<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2412779<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412779}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|townofhulbertok.gov}}
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'''Hulbert''' is a town in [[Cherokee County, Oklahoma|Cherokee County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States, named after Ben H. Hulbert, a prominent [[Cherokee]] man.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Places Got Their Names |url=http://muskogeephoenix.com/okcentennial/x2128964679/How-places-got-their-names |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712085718/http://muskogeephoenix.com/okcentennial/x2128964679/How-places-got-their-names |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |publisher=Muskogee Phoenix }}</ref> The population was 483 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], previously it was 590 in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4036400 |access-date=August 19, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Monastery of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek|Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek Monastery]] is a Benedictine monastery located in Hulbert. The Clear Creek Monastery, recently elevated to the status of an [[abbey]], is a foundation abbey of France's [[Fontgombault Abbey|Notre Dame de Fontgombault]], which is itself a foundation abbey of Saint Pierre de [[Solesmes Abbey|Solesmes]], also in France.

==History==
The Hulbert Store and Grist Mill was built in 1890 were built between the towns of Wagoner and Tahlequah in 1890. According to local legend, a white trapper from Kentucky named Benjamin Hulbert married a Cherokee woman and built a store on her allotted land. A settlement formed around it. The community moved to its present location after the turn of the 20th Century to be closer to the nearest railroad. A post office opened there May 4, 1903. The town of Hulbert incorporated on January 18, 1965. It became a city in 1996.<ref name="EOHC-Hulbert">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=HU003 Carol L. Kirkland, "Hulbert," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed March 29, 2015.</ref>

==Geography==
Hulbert is located in western Cherokee County. [[Oklahoma State Highway 51]] passes through the town, leading east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma|Tahlequah]], the [[county seat]], and west {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Wagoner, Oklahoma|Wagoner]]. [[Fort Gibson Lake]] on the [[Neosho River]] is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the west on Highway 51.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.7|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4036400| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hulbert town, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=February 12, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150212140948/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4036400| archive-date=February 12, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 505
|1980= 633
|1990= 499
|2000= 543
|2010= 590
|2020= 483
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 543 people, 214 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|572.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 245 housing units at an average density of {{convert|258.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 44.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 47.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 7.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 214 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,886, and the median income for a family was $24,063. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $19,107 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,508. About 23.7% of families and 26.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 34.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Community==
NeoHealth—Northeastern Oklahoma [[Community Health Center]]s is headquartered in Hulbert and operates five clinics: Hulbert Health Center in Hulbert, Tahlequah Health Center, Tahlequah Extended Care Clinic, and NeoHealth OB/GYN Associates in [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma|Tahlequah]], [[Westville, Oklahoma|Westville]] Family Medical Center, Salina Family Medical Center in [[Salina, Oklahoma|Salina]], and NeoHealth [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]]. NeoHealth also opened a [[pharmacy]] in Hulbert in April 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neohealth.org/|title=Affordable Primary Healthcare &#124; NeoHealth &#124; Home|website=www.neohealth.org}}</ref>

Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) provides electricity to most of Cherokee and surrounding counties.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.townofhulbertok.gov Official website]
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=HU003 ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - Hulbert]

{{Cherokee County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in Cherokee County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]