Bunch, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Oklahoma, United States

35°40′55″N 94°44′46″W / 35.68194°N 94.74611°W / 35.68194; -94.74611CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyAdairArea

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• Total15.39 sq mi (39.85 km²) • Land15.27 sq mi (39.55 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km²)Elevation

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1,024 ft (312 m)Population

(2020)

• Total70 • Density4.58/sq mi (1.77/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

74931

FIPS code40-09900GNIS 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 the Kansas City Southern Railroad, 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	70		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Popular culture

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

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