Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Cimarron County
NEW SERIES!! Population loss as in major -- 50% or more. Source : Wikipedia ( Cimarron County , Boise City ) Boise City is the county seat of Cimarron County . P opulation loss by degrees: 80-89% , 70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 21.2% - Cimarron County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 25.4% - Cimarron County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Cimarron County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1976, when Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford by 4.8 percentage points. In 1964, Barry Goldwater beat LBJ by 16.5 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 25.3 % of the vote in 1968. Soutar Memorial Library , Boise City Related reading: Survivor of Dust Bowl Now Battles a Fiercer Drought. ( The New York Times , 5/4/2011) While tornadoes and floods have...