ImmigrationThe land rushes of the 1880s brought many settlers to Oklahoma much quicker than it does today. Oklahoma had visitors from all around the state. These settlers had English, German, Irish, or Scottish roots.
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Education
More than 6,000 Oklahomans attend public schools. Oklahoma spends 3.5 billion dollars on schooling kids. That breaks down 5,684 dollars on a single kid. More than a dozen privately funded collages are in the Sooner State.
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Religion
Approximately 86% of the state belongs to Christianity. Some 33% of the state are Baptists. Around 10% are Methodists. Around 6.5% are nonreligious.
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Where Oklahomans LivePeople used to live in rural areas. Nowadays a good portion of the people in the state still live in rural areas, but many people live in the city. Oklahoma has 2 dozen towns established by the end of the civil war specifically for African Americans.
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State Spending One-third of the state is heath care and one-forth of the state is education. Pensions are 13% as well as interest which is 1%, welfare is 7%, and defense is 0%.
Protection is 4%, and transportation is 8%. General government is 3% and other spendings are 6%. |