[ARRL-OK] Where does everyone live in Oklahoma?

[Mark Conklin]

Where does everyone live in Oklahoma?
 
See map:
http://2010.census.gov/news/img/cb11cn33_ok_totalpop_2010map.jpg
 
There are Two major Metropolitan areas of Oklahoma - Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The balance of Oklahoma's population lives in rural areas of the our very large statestate.
 
Oklahoma total population is 3,751,351 (2012 Census).
 
Oklahoma City MSA  population :
Seven counties make up the Oklahoma City Metroplex: Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, and Oklahoma. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the region had a population of 1,252,987.
The micro urban area of Shawnee(in Pottawatomie County) is included in Oklahoma City's Combined Statistical Area(CSA) which brings the region's population to 1,322,429. The Oklahoma City – Shawnee CSA is also included as part of the I-35 Megalopolis.
 
Tulsa MSA population is:
The Tulsa Metropolitan Area area in the U.S. state of Oklahomaincludes the city of Tulsa, Tulsa County, which extends also into Rogers County, Wagoner County, and Osage Countywithin the larger Green Country region. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the metropolitan area (including Creek, Okmulgee, and Pawnee Counties) as the Tulsa Metropolitan area (Tulsa–Broken Arrow–Owasso), OK Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of 955,866.     
 
MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area (major metro city and surrounding satellite cities)
 
What's this got to do with Amateur Radio?
 Total number of Licensed Amateurs in OK – 13,700
Estimated Active Amateurs in OK – 6,850
Registered with ARES-OK – 474  (8/2012)
7% of Active Amateurs are registered with ARES-OK 
 
Oklahoma has 77 counties - 12 of which are included in the Two MSA.  
 
Any guess where most of the Radio Amateurs live?
Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo at arrl.net
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www.ARESOK.org