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Hardesty
Oklahomatown
Hardesty
Total population
404
Median home value
$47,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$87,808
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hardesty is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town’s population was 205.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The original Hardesty was four miles northeast of the present community. It had a post office in 1887, with the name honoring A.J. "Jack" Hardesty, who had interests in the area. However, the Rock Island railroad bypassed the town in 1901 and created the locale that became Guymon, Oklahoma. Most of Hardesty’s residents and businesses relocated to Guymon, and the original town withered.
Geography
Hardesty is just south of the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Lake project, including Optima National Wildlife Refuge, and the Optima Wildlife Management Area public hunting lands managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The town is approximately 28 kilometers or 18 miles southeast of Guymon along Oklahoma State Highway 3, which runs concurrently with U.S. Route 412 through Hardesty.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hardesty, OK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Oklahoma
- Adams11.7 mi away · pop. 103
- Optima13.3 mi away
- Guymon16.5 mi away · pop. 12,539
- Baker20.2 mi away · pop. 3
- Goodwell23.8 mi away · pop. 1,122
- Tyrone24.6 mi away
- Turpin24.7 mi away
- Little Ponderosa29.6 mi away
- Texhoma33.8 mi away
- Knowles58.2 mi away · pop. 4
- Keyes60.1 mi away · pop. 175
- Laverne72.2 mi away · pop. 904
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hardesty
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 80 mi
- Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 93 mi
- Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 104 mi
- Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 107 mi
- Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 108 mi
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 120 mi
- Wildfire Brown, Oldham, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 132 mi
- Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 159 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-14 00:30 UTC.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET