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Hennessey is a town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,131 at the 2010 census, up from 2,058 in 2000.

Hennessey town overview:
Name:	Hennessey town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Kingfisher County
Elevation:	1,158 ft (353 m)
Total Area:	3.75 sq mi (9.72 km²)
Land Area:	3.71 sq mi (9.60 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Total Population:	2,151
Population Density:	580.25/sq mi (224.01/km²)
ZIP code:	73742
Area code:	405/572
FIPS code:	4033700
GNISfeature ID:	2412746
Website:	hennesseyok.org

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History

Hennessey is named after Pat Hennessey, an Irish freighter who was killed at the present townsite in April 1874. He was said to have been burned on a wagon wheel, either by native Cheyenne tribesmen or white horse thieves.

The Pat Hennessey Memorial Park can be found at Iowa and Arapaho streets. The location of his body is another story. Pat Hennessey was originally buried next to the location of his death in a shallow grave. Rocks were placed over his body, and teamsters passing by would continue to place markers on his grave. At some point in history Hennessey’s body was moved. It is possible his relatives came from Ireland and reclaimed his body. In any case, it is not at the marker site at Memorial Park: excavations there produced no remains.

The town was laid out by the Hennessey Townsite Company after the land run of April 22, 1889. The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway, which was owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, built a line from Kansas through the Cherokee Outlet, and the first train arrived in September 1889. The town was incorporated on June 10, 1890.

Hennessey is the home town of former NFL fullback Leon Crosswhite and actor Nicki Aycox.

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Geography

Hennessey is located in northern Kingfisher County on the Chisholm Trail, the historic cattle trail on which is based today’s U.S. Route 81. US 81 leads south 18 miles (29 km) to Kingfisher, the county seat, and north 20 miles (32 km) to Enid. Oklahoma State Highway 51 passes through the north side of the town, leading east 48 miles (77 km) to Stillwater and west 23 miles (37 km) to Okeene.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hennessey has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.7 km), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 1.23%, are water.