OKC the next Houston?

[RadicalModerate]

May I please take a moment to apologize for my unfounded generalization regarding Houston?
There are probably parts of Houston that are very nice.
I just haven't ever seen any of them.

[Oil Capital]

Just ran across this article in The Tulsa World from last month on the very topic of oil capitals. Intersting.

Tulsa Considered No. 4 Oil Capital in US

[Oil Capital]

I'm sorry, but it's hard for me to not roll my eyes at calling that a population "stampede" but it is certainly an uptick from growth that has historically mirrored OKC's.

Just another quick reality check here. A comparison of the growth of Calgary's metro population with that of OKC (Canada does its census on the '01 years rather than '00 years):



Calgary 1950s: 96.5% 1960s: 44.4% 1970s: 47.1% 1980s: 27.2% 1990s: 25.1% 2000s: 28.8%

OKC 1950s: 31.9% 1960s: 49.4% 1970s: 34.3% 1980s: 11.4% 1990s: 13% 2000s: 14.4%

If Calgary is mirroring OKC's population growth, it can only be by the use fun-house mirrors. ;-)

Stop making things up, Spartan.

[metro]

Your memory is faulty. I have never argued against the concept that Calgary is growing significantly. What's funny is that you are now telling us that a year ago you claimed Calgary was growing significantly and now try to claim it is relatively stable. All things in perspective?

As far as this being an uptick from historical growth similar to OKC's, the "uptick" started some time ago. Their growth from 2001-2006 was 12.4%.

Pesky facts

[BG918]

Suffice to say the main North American energy centers in Houston, Calgary and Denver are growing rapidly. That is also fueling the growth in OKC and to a lesser extent in Tulsa as well, though nowhere near the rate of the aforementioned cities.

[Oil Capital]

Suffice to say the main North American energy centers in Houston, Calgary and Denver are growing rapidly. That is also fueling the growth in OKC and to a lesser extent in Tulsa as well, though nowhere near the rate of the aforementioned cities.

Not sure Denver is as much of any energy center as you seem to think. And its growth has been closer to OKC's rate of growth than to Calgary's and Houston's. (Metro Denver grew by 17% in the 2000-2010 period.)