Since then, however, the overall trend has been one of modest growth, and the Oklahoma population in 2016 has progressed to the point where it is poised to pass the 4 million mark at the 2020 Census Oklahoma Population Projections The drops were modest in terms of percentages, but they took the numbers down from 2,396,040 in 1930 to 2,233,351 twenty years later. That pattern continued, but in the mid 1900s, censuses recorded two falls in population for 19. Ten years later at the beginning of the 20th century, the figure had climbed by just over 200% to 790,391 and a further significant rise took the Oklahoma population to 1,657,155 in 1910. In 1890, Oklahoma had a population that stood at an already healthy 258,657, but substantial increases on those numbers were to follow. Census Bureau took a special census on July 1, 1907, showing a total population of 1,414,177 (Oklahoma Territory, 733,062 Indian Territory, 681,115) results of this special census are included in the Oklahoma table. The 1890 total is for Oklahoma Territory (78,475) and Indian Territory (180,182) and the 1900 total is for Oklahoma Territory (398,331) and Indian Territory (392,060). In 1860 non-Indians were enumerated but not included in official population totals non-Indians in the area in 18 were not enumerated. Supreme Court in 1930.Ĭensus coverage did not systematically include any of present-day Oklahoma until 1890 some Indian areas were first enumerated in 1900. A dispute about the western boundary was settled in Texas' favor by the U.S. On Novemthe two parts were admitted as the State of Oklahoma, with substantially the current boundaries. Oklahoma Territory was established from a part of the Indian Territory in 1890 and expanded in 1893 the tribal jurisdictions continued in the remainder. Many non-Indians also settled in the area. It soon became an area of settlement for various Indian tribes displaced from States farther east, and was known as the Indian Territory although it had various tribal governments rather than a central administration. Oklahoma was acquired by the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Oklahoma Boundary, Census, and Statehood History In terms of preferred religions across the state, the population of Oklahoma is 79% Christian based faiths, 2% non-Christian based faiths, and 18% of the population is non-affiliated with any faith. The ratio of females to males is currently around 50.5% females and 49.5% males across the population. The median age of the population residing in Oklahoma is approximately 36.3 years of age. When it comes to the most populated counties in Oklahoma, the two at the top of the list are Oklahoma county with 787,958 individuals and Tulsa county with 646,266 residents. In these two areas, the population density exceeds 5,000 people per square mile, while the remainder of the state is mostly under 55 people per square mile. Oklahoma City is the largest city in the state with a population of 631,346, while Tulsa follows with 403,505. 65% of Oklahomans live within the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan areas, with both being two of the sixty largest cities in the country.
Oklahoma has a total of 598 incorporated places, but only four cities with a population over 100,000. This makes Oklahoma the 35th most densely populated state in the country and 20th in terms of size. The total surface area measures 69,898 square miles (181,195 square kilometers) and for every square mile of Oklahoma territory, there is an average of 54.7 people per square mile. Oklahoma has a fairly low population density that keeps with its ranking in terms of size and population numbers. The southern central state of Oklahoma is the 20th largest in the US by area and was the 46th to enter the Union. The census revealed that the population of Oklahoma was 3,751,351, which represented an increase of 8.7% on the figures released in 2000. Over the years, its population has grown steadily to the point where it is edging toward a landmark of 4 million residents in the present day.Īs with all states within the US, the nationwide Census of 2010 provides Oklahoma's last confirmed set of population figures. Oklaoma's growth rate is currently 0.84%, which ranks 24th in the country.
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