Sparrowhawk, Oklahoma

Sparrowhawk, Oklahoma
Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma
Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°57′50″N 94°53′27″W / 35.96389°N 94.89083°W / 35.96389; -94.89083
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCherokee
Area
 • Total5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2)
 • Land5.41 sq mi (14.00 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
Elevation915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total202
 • Density37.37/sq mi (14.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-68951[3]
GNIS feature ID2409293[2]

Sparrowhawk is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The population was 202 as of the 2020 Census,[4] up from the population of 191 reported as of the 2010 census, at which time the CDP was known as Scraper.[5] The older name of the community was given for Captain Archibald Scraper of the 2nd Regiment, Indian Home Guard. Sparrowhawk takes its name from Sparrow Hawk Mountain, which occupies most of the CDP.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparrowhawk, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sparrowhawk (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Scraper CDP, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.