Hulbert () is a town in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Ben H. Hulbert, a prominent Cherokee man. The population was 483 at the 2020 census, previously it was 590 in 2010. 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.
Geography
Hulbert is located in western Cherokee County. Oklahoma State Highway 51 passes through the town, leading east to Tahlequah, the county seat, and west to Wagoner. Fort Gibson Lake on the Neosho River is to the west on Highway 51.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
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.
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.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 168 || 34.8%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 189 || 39.1%
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| Asian || 1 || 0.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 10 || 2.1%
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| Two or more races || 115 || 23.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 28 || 5.8%
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2000 census
As of the census
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) provides electricity to most of Cherokee and surrounding counties.