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Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Okfuskee County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Okfuskee County , Okemah ) Okemah is the county seat of Okfuskee 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: 12.1% - Okfuskee County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 17.3% - Okfuskee County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Okfuskee County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a 2nd term. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 28.2 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received 22.1 % of the vote   in 1968. Okemah Public Library Other Oklahoma population loss posts: Western third Cimarron County/Boise City .  (5/27/2019) Beaver County/Beaver.   (5/27/2019) Harper County/Buffalo . (5/28/2019) Ellis County/Arnett .  (5/28...