Sparrowhawk, Oklahoma
Sparrowhawk, Oklahoma | |
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Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°57′50″N 94°53′27″W / 35.96389°N 94.89083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Cherokee |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2) |
| • Land | 5.41 sq mi (14.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 202 |
| • Density | 37.37/sq mi (14.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 40-68951 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409293 |
Sparrowhawk is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 202 as of the 2020 Census, up from the population of 191 reported as of the 2010 census, at which time the CDP was known as Scraper. 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.