Hulbert, Oklahoma
| Hulbert, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
Downtown Hulbert
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 Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°55′54″N 95°8′34″W / 35.93167°N 95.14278°WCoordinates: 35°55′54″N 95°8′34″W / 35.93167°N 95.14278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Cherokee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George E.Truitt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 590 |
| • Density | 567/sq mi (219.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74441 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-36400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1094010 |
Hulbert is a town in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Ben H. Hulbert, a prominent Cherokee man. The population was 590 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.7 percent from 543 at the 2000 census.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.
The Hulbert Store and Grist Mill was built in 1890 were built between the towns of Wagoner and Talequah 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.
Hulbert is located in western Cherokee County at 35°55′54″N 95°8′34″W / 35.93167°N 95.14278°W (35.931562, -95.142642).Oklahoma State Highway 51 passes through the town, leading east 10 miles (16 km) to Tahlequah, the county seat, and west 14 miles (23 km) to Wagoner. Fort Gibson Lake on the Neosho River is 7 miles (11 km) to the west on Highway 51.
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