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saden1 10-21-2009 02:47 PM

Question About Oklahoma
 
I have a bet with a friend regarding whether Oklahoma is a Southern state or a Midwestern state. What say you guys? Is it part of the south or the midwest? What do Oklahoman consider themselves?

SmootSmack 10-21-2009 03:01 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
I would say South. I cut the Midwest off at Kansas/Missouri

JoeRedskin 10-21-2009 03:06 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
It's West of and doesn't border the Mississippi (though the same is true of Texas). I have always considered it part of the midwest but apparently educators feel differently:

[url]http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/midwestus.pdf[/url]
[url]http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/southus.pdf[/url]

Wikipedia seems to agree: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States]Midwestern United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

Although, apparently, Oklahoma is not a part of the "historic south". [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States]Southern United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

Hog1 10-21-2009 03:07 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
While it is NOT thought of as a Southern state, check out the links for Mason Dixon line and project West on the following link....Hmmmm
AND during the Civil War (not a state until 1907), the Indians basically aligned themselves with the South.

[url=http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lgcolor/mdmasondixon.htm]mason dixon line map and information[/url]

[url=http://www.50states.com/us.htm]A Free United States Map[/url]

Trample the Elderly 10-21-2009 03:11 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
The way I see the US.

Below Virginia = Redneck, Above Virginia = Yankee, Texas = Tejas, The Left Coast, in between Virginia and the Left Coast = fly over country.

So, Oklahoma is fly over country.

:silly:

KLHJ2 10-21-2009 03:25 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
When I lived there I thought that they considered themselves part of the Mid West. It depends on who you ask really, but accourding to the US Census Breau, it is a "West South Central State".

[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_South_Central_States"]West South Central States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL]

Census Regions and Divisions

[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau"]United States Census Bureau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL]

Southern United States

[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States"]Southern United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL]

Trample the Elderly 10-21-2009 03:39 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
I'm not BSing. Ashland Virginia is the Center of the Universe. All of you heathens had best recognize.

[url=http://www.town.ashland.va.us/]Ashland, Virginia -- Welcome to the Town of Ashland[/url]

:headbange

KLHJ2 10-21-2009 03:41 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
Virginian arrogance at its finest.

firstdown 10-21-2009 03:44 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
[quote=Angry;613498]Virginian arrogance at its finest.[/quote]

Hey I thought that was my title.

cpayne5 10-21-2009 03:51 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
Being where it is, parts of it could probably be labeled southern, while other parts could be labeled midwestern with maybe even a little south west mixed in as well. As a whole, and only given two options, I'd probably call it a midwestern state.

KLHJ2 10-21-2009 03:51 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
[quote=firstdown;613501]Hey I thought that was my title.[/quote]

You have to fight about 7,769,089 Virginians and at least one current Maryland resident for that title.

Trample the Elderly 10-21-2009 03:53 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
I'd give those from Mary Land & North Cack-a-lacky a pass. Y'all seem like good people.

TheMalcolmConnection 10-21-2009 04:26 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
[url=http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-29955069]America's Coolest Small Towns[/url]

Lexington, Virginia baby!

Schneed10 10-21-2009 05:01 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
In my view:

"The South"
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas

"The North"
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachussets, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine

"The Midwest"
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, [B]Oklahoma[/B]

Then you got the "Southwest" and the "Northwest", and some states I don't know what to do with, like Maryland, Ohio, Michigan, and Colorado.

MTK 10-21-2009 05:15 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
I think it's considered Midwest.

MTK 10-21-2009 05:16 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
[quote=Schneed10;613554]In my view:

"The South"
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas

"The North"
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, [B]New York[/B], Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachussets, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine

"The Midwest"
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma

Then you got the "Southwest" and the "Northwest", and some states I don't know what to do with, like Maryland, Ohio, Michigan, and Colorado.[/quote]

We're technically the Northeast

KLHJ2 10-21-2009 05:19 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
[quote=Schneed10;613554]In my view:

"The South"
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas

"The North"
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachussets, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine

"The Midwest"
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, [B]Oklahoma[/B]

Then you got the "Southwest" and the "Northwest", and some states I don't know what to do with, like Maryland, Ohio, Michigan, and Colorado.[/quote]

How do you put Deleware in the North and not know where to put Maryland?

Trample the Elderly 10-21-2009 05:43 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;613531][url=http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-29955069]America's Coolest Small Towns[/url]

Lexington, Virginia baby![/quote]

See, there you go!

dmek25 10-21-2009 07:03 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
Midwest, but what the hell do i know

GTripp0012 10-21-2009 07:13 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
It's nominally midwest, but midwest itself is a vague term used to describe the region of the country between pennsylvania and the rockies. Great Lakes midwest might as well be known as the north compared to plains midwest, which might as well be known as the south.

Really though, it's just a "Big Twelve" state. Oklahoma, Kansas, both Dakotas, Nebraska, Missouri, and perhaps Iowa as well are their own region. So if you want to call that midwest, call it midwest. The only argument for "South" is if you call Texas part of the South.

Really, the only two choices here are "Midwest", or "Texas".

Smooter 10-21-2009 08:03 PM

Re: Question About Oklahoma
 
Being in Oklahoma I would say its the midwest but we have our share of redneck that would probably say they're in the south so they can claim to be "rebels".


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