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History · Shattuck

Shattuck’s post office opened in 1893, and 3 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Shattuck was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Its Register listings are the Shattuck National Bank Building, the First State Bank and the Ingle Brothers Broomcorn Warehouse. Below: maps from 1911 on and the census since 1910.

1893first post office
3on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
6famous people
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Quick answers

How Shattuck began

When was Shattuck founded?

1893

The Shattuck post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 1,231 in 19102020 census: 1,249133 years

How historic is Shattuck?

B−

More historic than 50% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Shattuck post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Shattuck’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Shattuck is more historic than 50% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Shattuck’s overall grade.
Founding era1893, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19407.8% of homes (±4.7) · typical OK town 7.0% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register3 listings, 24.8 per 10,000 residents · typical OK town 5.9 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 50%
NewerOlder

Oklahoma towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oklahoma town has 5.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Shattuck’s 24.8 sits above most of its state (81% of Oklahoma towns have fewer) while its 3 listings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.7 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Shattuck’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Shattuck are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,759 in 1980; 1,249 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Shattuck’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shattuck’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Shattuck, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,759

Peaked at 1,759 in 1980; 1,249 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Shattuck’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Shattuck came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Shattuck.

Read it all →

Shattuck is located in what was once the Cherokee Outlet. The Southern Kansas Railway built a railroad through the area in 1887, and there was a railroad water station called "Norice" on the site that later became Shattuck. Non-Indian settlers first arrived in the Land Run of 1893. Around the railroad station, new businesses opened to support the farmers, including a blacksmith shop, a store, a school, and a post office. The post office, which was incorporated in November 1893, was named Shattuck after a Santa Fe Railroad director. The town site was plotted 1901, and the town was incorporated in 1906.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Shattuck, 1893 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1893Post officeThe Shattuck post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1909BuiltIngle Brothers Broomcorn Warehouse is built
  5. 1910BuiltShattuck National Bank Building is built
  6. 1924Born hereHugh W. Hardy is born here
  7. 1929Born hereDon Bingham is born here
  8. 1934Born hereMichael Dunn is born here
  9. 1941Born hereChuck Walton is born here
  10. 1969On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  11. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 1,759
By decade

Shattuck, decade by decade

Today7 recent
U.S. Route 602016U.S. Route 60Shattuck, Oklahoma, Main Street x 1st, facing N2016Shattuck, Oklahoma, Main Street x 1st, facing NShattuck, Oklahoma, Main Street x 1st, W side 12016Shattuck, Oklahoma, Main Street x 1st, W side 1Shattuck, Oklahoma, Main Street x 1st, E side 12016Shattuck, Oklahoma, Main Street x 1st, E side 1Shattuck, Oklahoma, 3rd x Main, NW corner 12016Shattuck, Oklahoma, 3rd x Main, NW corner 1Shattuck, Oklahoma, 200 block S Main, W side from 3rd2016Shattuck, Oklahoma, 200 block S Main, W side from 3rdOKMap-doton-Shattuck2004OKMap-doton-Shattuck
On the map

Shattuck on the map, 1969 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Shattuck. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Shattuck on the 1969 USGS mapShattuck on the 1985 USGS map1969Shattuck sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Shattuck.

Every building

Shattuck, building by building, 1911

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a sheet.

Shattuck fire insurance map, 1911, sheet 11911Sheet 1 of 3
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

On the National Register

3 historic places in Shattuck

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1983
Shattuck National Bank Building
Shattuck National Bank Building, built 1910First State BankIngle Brothers Broomcorn Warehouse, built 1909
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Georgian Revival1
Shattuck National Bank BuildingBuilt 1910
All 3 listings
First State BankBuilding · listed 1983Ingle Brothers Broomcorn WarehouseBuilding · listed 2009

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

6 famous people were born in Shattuck

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Michael DunnAmerican actor and singer · b. 1934
Don BinghamAmerican gridiron football player · b. 1929
Hugh W. HardyUnited States Marine Corps Reserve general; 3D … · b. 1924
C
Chuck WaltonAmerican football player · b. 1941
Jim WaltonAmerican baseball coach · b. 1934
Bryce MarlattAmerican politician · b. 1977

Questions about Shattuck’s history

What year was Shattuck founded?

The Shattuck post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Shattuck rank for history?

Shattuck is more historic than 50% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Shattuck?

Three places: the Shattuck National Bank Building (listed 1983), the First State Bank (1983) and the Ingle Brothers Broomcorn Warehouse (2009).

How old are the homes in Shattuck?

8% of Shattuck’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.7 points), against a typical 7.0% for an Oklahoma town; the median home was built in 1969.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (7), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.