Hunter is a town in Woodruff County, Arkansas, home to about 100 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72074.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)65 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX359 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hunter; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Hunter had 103 residents in the 2020 census, down 32% since 2000.
It’s the 522nd largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.
Woodruff County grew from 16,304 residents in 1900 to 6,269 in 2020.
Woodruff County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 51.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brinkley, AR weather station (13 miles away).
1,429 jobs at 123 businesses in Woodruff County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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