Re: Population Growth for OKC
very good points catch and plupanda. I definitely agree about Denver but I can use it to point out that the Denver CSA does NOT include Ft Collins or Colorado Springs even though it arguably could using similar argument for SLC CSA.
Seattle-Tacoma CSA is not similar to SLC in any way; people here in the puget sound are truly dependent upon each other, with King County leading the way for jobs (which is the way Washington State intended it). In this regard I feel OKC is similar as far as the job and economic/entertainment engine for that region and therefore could be lumped.
Bunty - you mentioned just under 15% (which I thought was the catchment) of Stillwater folks work in OKC - but what about shopping, entertainment, transportation - I bet it's higher than that and probably higher than 15% work in OKC if you also include the metro area outside of OKC. Also I'm sure there's OKC metro folks that work in Stillwater at OSU.
Point is, Stillwater is just as dependent on OKC metro as Ogden or Provo are. Would Ogden or Provo exist if SLC weren't there? I'd say yes. Would Stillwater exist if OKC weren't there? I'd say no.
One thing's for sure, College towns ARE indeed hard to classify when they're away from a metro but still have close ties. Stillwater is that oddball for OKC.
Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!
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