- Location: Carter County, Missouri
- Legal status: Unincorporated
- Founded: May 8, 1891 by the Missouri Lumber and Mining Co.
- Name origin: L. L. Hunter
- Located at the intersection MO 21 and Route E north of Grandin
- Latitude: 36°53'26" N (+36.8906)
- Longitude: 90°50'56" W (-90.8489)
- Elevation: 724 feet above sea level
- Public Land Survey: T. 26 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 21
- Civil township: Johnson
As the crow flies, Hunter is...
Name origin
Named after L. L. Hunter, secretary of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Co.
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1930 | 199 | -- |
| 1940 | 208 | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 134 | -35.6% |
| 1960 | 105 | -21.6% |
| 1970 | 129 | +22.9% |