Hulbert, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Town in Oklahoma, US}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Hulbert, Oklahoma | settlement_type = Town | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Downtown Hulbert.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Downtown Hulbert | image_flag = | image_seal =  | image_map = Cherokee County Oklahoma incorporated and unincorporated areas Hulbert highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma

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| timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | 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_codes = 539/918 | blank_name = 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 = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2412779<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412779}}</ref> | website = {{URL|townofhulbertok.gov}} | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = }}

'''Hulbert''' ({{langx|chr|ᎦᏚᏏ}}) is a town in 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 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> 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 Notre Dame de Fontgombault, which is itself a foundation abbey of Saint Pierre de 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, the county seat, and west {{convert|14|mi}} to 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> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Hulbert had a population of 483. The median age was 35.8 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.9 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A36400&in=state%3A40|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 25, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A36400&in=state%3A40|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 25, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 193 households in Hulbert, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.0% were married-couple households, 22.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 46.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 246 housing units, of which 21.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 9.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.4%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A36400&in=state%3A40|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 25, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 168 || 34.8% |- | Black or African American || 0 || 0.0% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 189 || 39.1% |- | Asian || 1 || 0.2% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 10 || 2.1% |- | Two or more races || 115 || 23.8% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 28 || 5.8% |}

===2000 census===

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 |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 44.94% White, 47.15% Native American, and 7.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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 Centers 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, Westville Family Medical Center, Salina Family Medical Center in Salina, and NeoHealth Muskogee. NeoHealth also opened a pharmacy in Hulbert in April 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neohealth.org/|title=Affordable Primary Healthcare | NeoHealth | Home|website=www.neohealth.org}}</ref>

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

==References== <references />

==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]

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