Oklahoma census: Population growth, declines will have political ramifications

 
BY PAUL MONIES pmonies@opubco.com
Published: February 16, 2011

Rapid growth in suburban counties and declines in southeastern and western Oklahoma in the last decade will have political implications when state legislators redraw the lines for districts this year.

More than 50 of Oklahoma's 77 counties grew in the last decade as the state's overall population grew 8.7 percent to 3,751,351 people, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.

They were led by Ca...


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