Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Tillman County
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...