Horntown

History

Horntown is the center of a dispersed rural community in Jacobs Township of Hughes County that formed in the 1920s. The earliest inhabitants, according to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, were T. C. Horn and Charley Hawthorn, who operated retail stores, garages, gasoline stations and a restaurant at the crossroads of two section-line roads that are now U.S. Highways 75 and 270. When Horntown incorporated on August 2, 1995, it comprised 4.021 square miles. Also in that year, the population of the immediate area served by Horntown's businesses included approximately 200 residents. Subsequently, the U.S. Census of 2000 counted 61 residents inside the town limits. The census of 2010 recorded an official population increase of 97. At that time, a convenience store–a restaurant, a gasoline station, and a tire store operated. The Horntown fire department, law enforcement, and emergency services maintained a small complex of buildings, and the Banner Baptist Church served residents.

Geography

Horntown is located in central Hughes County. The lightly populated town is centered on the intersection of U.S. Routes 75 and 270. US 75 leads north to Wetumka, while US 270 leads west to Holdenville, the Hughes county seat. The two highways join in Horntown and lead south to Calvin. According to the United States Census Bureau, Horntown has a total area of , of which , or 1.33%, are water. The town drains north via Grief Creek and Graves Creek to Wewoka Creek, a tributary of the North Canadian River.

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