Bunch, Oklahoma

Bunch
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Picture of Bunch almost hidden in the trees from about 1 mile north. There is a Kansas City Southern freight-train just across the road
Picture of Bunch almost hidden in the trees from about 1 mile north. There is a Kansas City Southern freight-train just across the road
Bunch is located in Oklahoma
Bunch
Bunch
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Bunch is located in the United States
Bunch
Bunch
Bunch (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°40′55″N 94°44′46″W / 35.68194°N 94.74611°W / 35.68194; -94.74611
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAdair
Area
[1]
 • Total
15.39 sq mi (39.85 km2)
 • Land15.27 sq mi (39.55 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
70
 • Density4.58/sq mi (1.77/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74931
FIPS code40-09900
GNIS feature ID2805309[2]

Bunch is an unincorporated community and Census designated place in southwestern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] It was named after a Cherokee vice-chief named Rabbit Bunch who lived in the area in the 1880s.[citation needed] Nestled in the Sallisaw Creek valley, Bunch is bisected by what used to be the Kansas City Southern Railroad, now CPKC, which was built in the 1890s. Bunch is in the Cookson Hills area of eastern Oklahoma which are a part of the western area of the Ozark Mountains. The Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area is west of the town.[3] Two and one-half miles north of town is Cave Springs Public Schools, a K-12 school which serves Bunch and the surrounding area.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202070—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Bunch is one of the prominent locales referenced in Elmore Leonard's crime novel "The Hot Kid", which takes place in the 1930s.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bunch, Oklahoma
  3. ^ Adair County, Oklahoma General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 1992. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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