The 1920s also witnessed major economic and demographic changes in the state. The oil and gas industry to a degree offset the declining agricultural economy. The state's population tripled between 1900 (790,391) and 1930 (2,396,040), adding three House seats in 1912 to the five allocated at statehood. That population became increasingly urban in nature, from 8 percent in 1900 to 34 percent in 1930. |
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A group of Oklahomans enjoy Washington, D.C., in the late 1920s. Pictured (front row from the left) are Harvey Cobb, Frank Clockner, Wilburn Cartwright (D-OK, 1927-1942), James V. McClintic, and Richard Lloyd; (second row) Mrs. U. S. Stone, R. W. Hutto, and Carrie Cartwright; (third row) R. V. Downway, Jed Johnson, Sr. (D-OK, 1927-1946), Beatrice Johnson, and U. S. Stone (R-OK, 1929-1930). |
