Oklahoma Trivia:


Capital : Oklahoma City
State Tree : Eastern Redbud
State Flower : Mistletoe
State Insect : European Honey Bee, Black Swallowtail Bu
State Bird : Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Oklahoma People:


Oklahoma has a total population of 3,579,212 (2006 est) and ranks 28th in population of U.S. states. By age, 894,034 (25.0%) Oklahomans are under 18 years of age, 2,211,633 (61.8%) are age 19 to 64, and 473,545 (13.2%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.7%, and males 49.3% of the total population.


Oklahoma Population By Age and Gender
AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under25.0  
65 and older13.2  
19 to 6461.8  
Female50.7  
Male49.3  

287,728 (8.0%) Oklahomans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 60,201 (1.7%) are Asian, 278,849 (7.8%) are Black, 3,429 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2,803,755 (78.3%) are White, 145,250 (4.1%) are of mixed race.
 

Oklahoma Population By Race
RacePopulation
WhiteOklahoma White population 2,803,7552,803,755  
American IndianOklahoma American Indian population 287,728287,728
BlackOklahoma Black population 278,849278,849
MixedOklahoma Mixed population 145,250145,250
AsianOklahoma Asian population 60,20160,201
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderOklahoma Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 3,4293,429

247,450 (6.9%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

3.8% of Oklahomans were born in a foreign country.

7.4% of Oklahomans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

80.6% of Oklahomans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 20.3% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Oklahoma had 51,306 births and 34,483 deaths in 2004.

Oklahoma Land:


Oklahoma has a land area of 68,667 square miles and is ranked 19th amoung U.S. states in total area. Oklahoma has a population density of 50 people per square mile. Oklahoma had 33,661,826 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.77% of the total area.