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I've looked in on this thread off and on for about a week now..
Other than quality of life and national prominence, Omaha and Oklahoma City are not alike- pretty much at all..
A different feel and vibe Omaha vs OKC.. I've been amused at how Omaha has garnered so many votes here. I live in Omaha and have visited Oklahoma City a ton of times. I've also been to Amarillo and Fort Worth Texas many times. To me, the answer is Oklahoma City is most like a combination of those 2 Texas cities.
In my opinion, like Omaha, OKC is also not like San Antonio or Kansas City either..
A 2013 Pew study called "Mapping the Hispanic Population by State County and City", which has MSAs tabled. Omaha I had to pull from a different source, which I no longer recall, because it wasn't included in the Pew study due to its metro size, but I got about the same numbers as you (9-10%). Pew has KC at 9% now that I look at it, other data sets say 8.7% and still others say 8%. Milwaukee is 10%. OKC is 13%.
I'd love it if KC were 13%, but I don't quite buy it.
A 2013 Pew study called "Mapping the Hispanic Population by State County and City", which has MSAs tabled. Omaha I had to pull from a different source, which I no longer recall, because it wasn't included in the Pew study due to its metro size, but I got about the same numbers as you (9-10%). Pew has KC at 9% now that I look at it, other data sets say 8.7% and still others say 8%. Milwaukee is 10%. OKC is 13%.
I'd love it if KC were 13%, but I don't quite buy it.
Well I don't know what to tell you, unless you think the Census estimates are wrong. I pulled the data directly from the 2014 estimates.
I'll say it again. The only city that is remotely similar to OKC is Fort Worth and Fort Worth has a more urban mentality than OKC does even though they embrace their cow-town heritage.
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Fort Worth seems like a modern urban city with a cow-town past its not ashamed of. OKC on the other hand is unique among cities its size in terms of how deeply rural culture is still ingrained and embraced here..
San Antonio and OKC are alike in that they both are mid size mostly conservative cities with a mixture of southern and southwestern culture and both have a large cowboy culture. They also both have one professional NBA team.
San Antonio and OKC are alike in that they both are mid size mostly conservative cities with a mixture of southern and southwestern culture and both have a large cowboy culture. They also both have one professional NBA team.
Is San Antonio really that conservative?
Also, it's much larger with a MEXICAN influence, rather than cowboy.
San Antonio and OKC are alike in that they both are mid size mostly conservative cities with a mixture of southern and southwestern culture and both have a large cowboy culture. They also both have one professional NBA team.
Correct, and both of them have a smaller but much more vibrant, progressive city just up the highway. With that said, San Antonio blows OKC away in nearly every aspect and I would have no qualms about living there.
Also, it's much larger with a MEXICAN influence, rather than cowboy.
Compared to OKC, it seems downright liberal, but compared to Austin its a lot more conservative and I believe as far as large cities go, its closer to the right.
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