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Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Dewey County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Dewey County , Taloga ) Taloga is the county seat of Dewey 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: 21.8% - Dewey County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.1% - Dewey County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Dewey County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1976, when Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford by 12 percentage points. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 5.8 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received  19.1 % of the vote  in 1968.  The closest public library is located in Seiling Related reading: There's Oil for the Asking in Them Thar Hills.  (The New York Times, 6/8/1979) We started exploration. What happened? Our first successfu...

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: Beaver County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Beaver County , Beaver ) Beaver is the county seat of Beaver 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: 19.9% - Beaver County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.6% - Beaver County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Beaver County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1948, when Harry Truman beat Thomas Dewey by 5.8 percentage points.  In 1964, Barry Goldwater beat LBJ by 13.6 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 11.0 % of the vote  in 1968. Beaver County Pioneer Library Other Oklahoma population loss posts: Western third Cimarron County/Boise City .  (5/27/2019) Other population loss series: Detroit metro . Iowa . Kansas . Nebraska . Ohio . ...