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Hennessey is a small town of 2,567 people in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. It's about 21 miles from Enid, OK and 49 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $831 a month.
2,567people
$162kTypical home
$831/moRent
95° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
273Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,567
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 692 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 21 mi to Enid, OK
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (542 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 50% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SWO airport
- 52 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 273 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kingfisher County: R+71 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk