Hunnewell is a city in southeastern Shelby County, Missouri, United States.

[7] Hunnewell is located in the southeast corner of Shelby County adjacent to US Route 36.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.9% White, 0.5% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races.

23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 90.31% White, 8.37% African American, and 1.32% from two or more races.

About 13.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.0% of those 65 or over.