Drowning Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 155 at the 2010 census.[2]
Drowning Creek, Oklahoma | |
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Census-designated place | |
![]() ![]() Drowning Creek Location in Oklahoma | |
Coordinates: 36°28′29″N 94°51′59″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Delaware |
Area | |
• Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) |
• Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 756 ft (230 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 174 |
• Density | 195.95/sq mi (75.62/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 40-21676[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2584378[3] |
Drowning Creek is located northwest of the center of Delaware County, at the eastern end of an arm of the Grand Lake o' the Cherokees, in the valley of Drowning Creek. It is 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jay, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Drowning Creek CDP has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.[2]
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 174 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States | ||
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County seat: Jay | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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