Scraper, Oklahoma
| Scraper, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location within Cherokee County and the state of Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°59′0″N 94°53′41″W / 35.98333°N 94.89472°WCoordinates: 35°59′0″N 94°53′41″W / 35.98333°N 94.89472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Cherokee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| • Land | 5.4 sq mi (13.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,080 ft (330 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 191 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (13.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 40-66050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1100820 |
Scraper is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 191 as of the 2010 census. The community was named for Captain Archibald Scraper of the 2nd Regiment, Indian Home Guard.
Scraper is located in eastern Cherokee County at 35°59′0″N 94°53′41″W / 35.98333°N 94.89472°W, inside a large bend on the west side of the Illinois River. Much of the community is on top of Sparrow Hawk Mountain, a 1,080-foot-elevation (330 m) plateau that rises 360 feet (110 m) above the river. The CDP is bordered on the west by Oklahoma State Highway 10, which leads 6 miles (10 km) southwest to Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat, and north 23 miles (37 km) to the town of Kansas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Scraper CDP has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 2.64%, is water. The area as defined for the 2010 census is significantly less than the area for the 2000 census, which was 51.6 square miles (133.6 km2).
As of the census of 2000, there were 475 people, 189 households, and 137 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 9.2 people per square mile (3.6/km²). There were 232 housing units at an average density of 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km²). 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.
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