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*The '''land runs''' brought homesteaders from '''China, Japan, Mexico, England, France, and Canada, as well as from nearly every state'''. People from the southern states settled mostly in eastern and southern counties, while people from northern states favored the northern and western sections. | *The '''land runs''' brought homesteaders from '''China, Japan, Mexico, England, France, and Canada, as well as from nearly every state'''. People from the southern states settled mostly in eastern and southern counties, while people from northern states favored the northern and western sections. | ||
*Wheat farming attracted '''German Mennonites and Czechs''' to the northwestern counties. | *Wheat farming attracted '''German Mennonites and Czechs''' to the northwestern counties. | ||
*'''Mexicans''' also worked as railroad laborers, ranch hands, and coal miners before statehood. | |||
*Between 1907 and 1920, the '''discovery of oil''' brought many people from '''other oil-producing areas and from the Midwest'''. | *Between 1907 and 1920, the '''discovery of oil''' brought many people from '''other oil-producing areas and from the Midwest'''. | ||
*The population of the state reached about 2,400,000 by 1930. | *The population of the state reached about 2,400,000 by 1930. | ||