Dripping Springs, Delaware County, Oklahoma |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 36°10′26″N 94°40′19″W / 36.17389°N 94.67194°WCoordinates: 36°10′26″N 94°40′19″W / 36.17389°N 94.67194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Delaware |
Area | |
• Total | 1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2) |
• Land | 1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,100 ft (300 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 50 |
• Density | 35/sq mi (13.6/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 40-21672 |
GNIS feature ID | 2408689 |
Dripping Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 50 at the 2010 census, up from 41 at the 2000 census.
Dripping Springs is located in southeastern Delaware County and is bordered to the south by the Adair County line, to the north by the U.S. Route 59/412 highway, and to the southeast by Dripping Springs Branch, flowing through Natural Falls State Park. Dripping Springs is 8 miles (13 km) east of the town of Kansas, Oklahoma, and 9 miles (14 km) west of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 41 people, 13 households, and 8 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 29.2 people per square mile (11.3/km2). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 34.15% White, 48.78% Native American, and 17.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.
There were thirteen households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.78.