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Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Kiowa County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Kiowa County , Hobart) Hobart is the county seat of Kiowa 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: 17.1% - Kiowa County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.4% - Kiowa County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Kiowa County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a second term in office. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 25.2 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received  17.1 % of the vote  in 1968. Hobart Public Library Photo credit:   Flickr Related reading: Oklahoma: Home to More Historically All-Black Towns than Any Other U.S. State.   (University of Tulsa) When we think of Oklahoma history, we tend to think o...

Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Tillman County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Tillman County , Frederick ) Frederick is the county seat of Tillman 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: 15.2% - Tillman County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.8% - Tillman County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Tillman County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a second term in office. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 25.2 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received 28.1 % of the vote  in 1968. Frederick Carnegie Library Related reading: The Astounding Adventures of the Abernathy Boys .  ( 405 Magazine , September 2015) The brothers would become two of the best-known children in the world, inspiring an...

Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Harmon County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Harmon County , Hollis ) Hollis is the county seat of Harmon 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: 22.0% - Harmon County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.0% - Harmon County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Harmon County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a second term in office. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 46.9 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 18.8 % of the vote  in 1968. Hollis Public Library Related reading: Federal lawsuit alleges official is lying to farmers to deter them from Oklahoma hemp program .  (Tulsa World , 4/17/2019) In an affidavit submitted as evidence, a Harmon County farmer ...

Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Greer County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Greer County , Mangum ) Mangum is the county seat of Greer 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: 14.3% - Greer County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 17.6% - Greer County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Greer County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a second term in office. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 36.4 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 23.9% of the vote  in 1968. Margaret Carder Library , Mangum (housed in community building) Related reading: The Talk of Mangum, Okla .  (The New York Times, 5/19/1972) Mangum is the center of the Dust Bowl of the nineteen‐thirties, the place the Okies left ...