Retiring Guy's Digest: Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Grant County

Monday, June 3, 2019

Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Grant County

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.

Source: Wikipedia (Grant County, Medford)

Medford is the county seat of Grant County

Population 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:

25.9% - Grant County
24.8% - Oklahoma
30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

21.6% - Grant County
15.3% - Oklahoma
15.6% - U.S.

The last time Grant County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1976, when Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford by 4.6 percentage points. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 3.2 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 11.2% of the vote in 1968.

Medford 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. (5/28/2019)

Roger Mills/Cheyenne. (5/28/2019)

Greer County/Mangum. (5/29/2019)

Harmon County/Hollis. (5/29/2019)