Sparrowhawk, Oklahoma
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Geography
Sparrowhawk is located in eastern Cherokee County along a large bend on the west side of the Illinois River. Much of the community is on top of Sparrow Hawk Mountain, a Script error: No such module "convert". plateau that rises Script error: No such module "convert". above the river. The CDP is bordered on the west by Oklahoma State Highway 10, which leads Script error: No such module "convert". southwest to Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat, and north Script error: No such module "convert". to the town of Kansas.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sparrowhawk CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 2.64%, are water.[3]
Demographics
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| 2020 | 202 | — | |
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As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 475 people, 189 households, and 137 families residing in the Scraper CDP. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 232 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.37% White, 1.26% African American, 32.42% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 5.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 189 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,018, and the median income for a family was $35,313. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $24,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,770. About 10.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable person
- Wilson Rawls, author of Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys[7]
References
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Further reading
- Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: Template:ISBN.
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