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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 in Oklahoma
Bunch is located in the United States
Bunch
Bunch
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Adair
Area
 • Total 15.39 sq mi (39.85 km2)
 • Land 15.27 sq mi (39.55 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 70
 • Density 4.58/sq mi (1.77/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74931
FIPS code 40-09900
GNIS feature ID 2805309

Bunch is an unincorporated community and Census designated place in southwestern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after a Cherokee vice-chief named Rabbit Bunch who lived in the area in the 1880s. 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. 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.
2020 70
U.S. Decennial Census

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.

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