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[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Looks like bacteria or a virus taking over its host.

[–]Jesus 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Oklahoma was interesting. Was it an Indiana conservation in the 19th century? The population seemed to grow all around it and then it just took off.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

The development of Florida is strange too.

[–]horatioherbert 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

That would be hostile Comanche and Kiowa land

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah it was one of the last states. They had this thing called the "land run" where they literally gave away land for free, you just had to stake it first. And the people who started staking stuff the day before they were officially supposed to were called "Sooners" and that's why OU is called the Sooners

[–]HegeMoney 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

They should add in the native population decline, for perspective.

[–]MisandryFTW 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I assume it's not showing Native Americans because they weren't considered "part of the US"?

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes probably. I don't think Native Americans did censuses, and if some of them did they didn't report that information back to the US government at any point.

[–]Jesus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Cool.