maize, and other drought-resisting crop's are extensively culti-
vated.

The population of Oklahoma is roughly about two and one
third million. Just as different parts of the state vary widely
in soil, climate, and topography, so a wide differentiation exists
in the character, and in the regional and cultural backgrounds
of the people. Those of the southern and eastern portions are
essentially southern in manner and tradition, whereas many
areas in the northern and northwestern part are populated
largely by people of northern extraction. Since a large part of
the state has been settled since 1889, sufficient time has not yet
elapsed for the passing of old ideas and traditions and for the
forming of an integrated society through the amalgamation of
the various elements found among the early settlers. As a re-
sult, the pattern of society is extremely varied. The great
bulk of population is of native American stock; less than one
per cent is of foreign birth. The peculiar manner of settle-
ment, however, brought in people from virtually every section,
of the country, each group bringing its own local customs, ideas,
and ideals. Some areas have a considerable population of Ger-
man or Scandinavian ancestry, and there are a few small settle-
ments of Czechs. A little more than seven per cent of the total
population of the state is of Negro blood. These are largely
concentrated in towns and cities, though a few rural communi-
ties have a large Negro population. Most important of all,
however, is the great number of people of Indian blood, includ-
ing representatives of perhaps fifty tribes.

The majority of Oklahoma people live outside the limits of
large towns and cities, though, as in most other states, the ratio
of urban to rural population is steadily increasing. Oklahoma
City and Tulsa are the only considerable cities, the former with
a population in excess of 250,000, and the latter with somewhat
less than that. Among the important smaller cities are Musko-
gee, Enid, Bartlesville, Okmulgee, Lawton, Shawnee, Ardmore,

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