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2004 Oklahoma Republican Presidential Primary
The 2004 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary was held on February 3 in the U.S. state of Oklahoma as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election. Incumbent President George W. Bush easily won the primary with 90% of the vote against his only opponent on the ballot, Bill Wyatt, who unexpectedly won 10% of the vote. Results Results by county See also * 2004 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary * 2004 Republican Party presidential primaries References Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ... Republican presidential primary Oklahoma Republican primaries Long stubs with short prose {{Oklahoma-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the east, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-most extensive and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw language, Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its List of U.S. state and territory nicknames, nickname, "The Sooner State", in reference to the Sooners, American pioneer, American settlers who staked their claims in formerly American Indian-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Caddo County, Oklahoma
Caddo County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 26,945. Its county seat is Anadarko, Oklahoma, Anadarko. Created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory, the county is named for the Caddo tribe who were settled here on a reservation in the 1870s. Caddo County is immediately west of the seven-county Greater Oklahoma City metro area, and although is not officially in the metro area, it has many economic ties in this region. History Caddo County was organized on August 6, 1901, when the Federal Government allotted the Kiowa, Comanche, and Arapaho reservations and sold the surplus land to white settlers. The reservation land was part of Oklahoma Territory until Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907. Part of its land was taken at statehood to form neighboring Grady County, Oklahoma, Grady County. Some additional land was taken in 1911 and also awarded to Grady County. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Delaware County, Oklahoma
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 40,397. Its county seat is Jay. The county was named for the Delaware Indians, who had established a village in the area prior to the Cherokees being assigned to relocate to Indian Territory in the 1830s. Delaware County was created in 1907. Prior to becoming Delaware County, a large portion of the area was known as the Delaware District of the Cherokee Nation. Today, Delaware County continues to be recognized by the Cherokee Nation as the Delaware District. History Archaeological studies have shown that at least three different periods of prehistoric people had lived in the area covered by Delaware County. These included 23 Archaic, 17 Woodland, and 63 Eastern Villager sites. Artifacts date back between 1400 and 2000 years from the present. Many of these sites have been submerged since the creation of Grand Lake o' the Cherokees.Stauber, Rose"Delaware County,"''Ency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Custer County, Oklahoma
Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,513. Its county seat is Arapaho. The county was named in honor of General George Armstrong Custer. Custer County comprises the Weatherford, Oklahoma, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Custer County was formed on 1891 as an original county from former Cheyenne land, and called G County. On November 6, 1896, it was renamed Custer County after General George Armstrong Custer, who had fought the Southern Cheyenne Indians at the Battle of the Washita 20 miles west in Roger Mills County. The county was settled by American settlers during the third official land run of April 19, 1892. On this day the first newspaper of the county appeared, the Arapaho Arrow. Before Custer County became a county two major expeditions were conducted through the area. The first was the Whipple Railroad Expedition surveyed during the year 1853 and was then followed by the construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Creek County, Oklahoma
Creek County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 71,754. Its county seat is Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Sapulpa. Creek County is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. History European explorers traveled through this area early in the 19th century, after the Louisiana Purchase. In 1825, the Osage Nation ceded the territory where the Federal Government planned to resettle the Creek Nation and other tribes after their expulsion from the Southeastern part of the United States. The Creeks began migrating into this area, where they and many black families settled to begin farming and raising cattle. In 1835, Federal soldiers under Captain J. L. Dawson built the Dawson Road, following an old Osage hunting trail. Railroads gave an important boost to the local economy. In 1886, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad built a line from Red Fork, Oklahoma, Red Fork to Sapulpa. In 1898, the St. Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Craig County, Oklahoma
Craig County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,107. Its county seat is Vinita. The county was organized in 1907, shortly before statehood, and named for Granville Craig, a prominent Cherokee farmer who lived in the Bluejacket area.Craig County Genealogical Society. "Craig County," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' Retrieved October 28, 2011. History In the early 1800s, this area was part of the hunting grounds of the and other Plains tribes, some of whom had migrated west from other areas. Membe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cotton County, Oklahoma
Cotton County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,527. Its county seat is Walters, Oklahoma, Walters. When Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, the area which is now Cotton County fell within the boundaries of Comanche County, Oklahoma, Comanche County. It was split off in 1912, becoming the last county created in Oklahoma; it was named for the county's primary crop.O'Dell, Larry,Cotton County" ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009, Accessed March 28, 2015. Cotton County is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma metropolitan area. History The eastern part of what is now Cotton County was opened to settlement by non-Native Americans by the 1901 Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Opening, which distributed land by a lottery system. In 1906, the remainder of the present county, then known as the Big Pasture was opened through a sealed bid process. Most of this territory beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Comanche County, Oklahoma
Comanche County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 121,125, making it the fifth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Lawton, Oklahoma, Lawton. The county was created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory. It was named for the Comanche tribal nation.Linda D. Wilson, "Comanche County." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed September 18, 2011, Comanche County is included in the Lawton, OK Lawton metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. Built on former reservation lands of the Comanche, Kiowa, and Fort Sill Apache, Apache in Indian Territory, Comanche County was open for settlement on A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Coal County, Oklahoma
Coal County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,266. Its county seat is Coalgate. History Coal County was formed at statehood from the former Shappaway County (later renamed Atoka County) of the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory. A strip of Coal County was taken from the Pontotoc District of the Chickasaw Nation. Initially, the Oklahoma legislature named Lehigh as the county seat, but a special election held in 1908 resulted in the citizens choosing Coalgate as the county seat. Lehigh tried to sue because more people voted than were registered, but no court would hear the case.Milligan, James C"Coal County,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015. Mining became a mainstay of the county's economy during the 1870s. The first coal mine opened on Chief Allen Wright's land. The industry activity peaked between 1910 and 1916 but declined sharply after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Cleveland County is a County (United States), county in the Central Oklahoma, central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 295,528 at the 2020 United States census, making it the third-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Norman, Oklahoma, Norman. The county was named for U.S. President Grover Cleveland.Wilson, Linda D"Cleveland County,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015. Cleveland County is part of the Oklahoma City Oklahoma City metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. History Originally occupied by the Quapaw tribe, the Quapaw ceded the area to the U.S. Government soon after the Louisiana Purchase in 1818. During the late 1820s and 1830s, the area was given to the Muscogee (Creek), Creek and Seminole tribes after their Trail of Tears, forced removal from the southeastern United States. An agreement between the two tribes resulted in this area being part of the Seminole Nation, located wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Cimarron County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Boise City, Oklahoma, Boise City. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 2,296, making it the least-populous county in Oklahoma; and indeed, throughout most of its history, it has had both the smallest population and the lowest population density of any county in Oklahoma. Located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Cimarron County contains the only community in the state (Kenton, Oklahoma, Kenton) that observes the Mountain Time Zone. Black Mesa (Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico), Black Mesa, the highest point in the state, is in the northwest corner of the county. The Cimarron County community of Regnier, Oklahoma, Regnier has the distinction of being the driest spot in Oklahoma ranked by lowest annual average precipitation, at just 15.62 inches; at the same time, Boise City is the snowiest location in Oklahoma ranked by highest annual aver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Choctaw County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,204. Its county seat is Hugo, Oklahoma, Hugo. Formerly part of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory, this county was reorganized and redefined in 1907, at the time of Oklahoma statehood. According to the ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', the name is derived from ''Chahta'', the mythical founder of the Choctaw people.Milligan, James C"Choctaw County,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015. It is part of the area of jurisdiction of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. History The Choctaw Nation moved into the area now occupied by Choctaw County in 1831–1832, as a result of their forcible removal from their homeland in the Southeastern United States, under the Indian Removal Act. The US wanted to extinguish Native American land claims in the Southeast to enable deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
