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Sperry is a town in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,115 at the time of the 2020 census. It is primarily a bedroom community, since approximately 85 percent of the employed residents commute to work in Tulsa and other nearby towns. Sperry also has an active retirement community.
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- ↑ "Perryman Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ↑ "Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | BillionGraves Cemetery and Images". BillionGraves. Retrieved 2024-12-16.