I don't consider Oklahoma to be in the Midwest but regions are made up - be whatever you want, or nothing at all.
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Oklahoma is not the Midwest. There's a whole musical about them being western cowboys.
Interesting question! I was going to say no, but then I looked at the map of Colin Woodward’s American Nations. The definiton of mid-west is relative to the early expansion of the country from the East Coast. Here in the northern part, we consider the Midwest to consist of the westward portions of Yankeedom and the Midlands.
But from a southern perspective, it was the Greater Appalachia nation that expanded into the middle portions of the continent. In that sense, Oklahoma might be seen as the Deep South’s own Midwest.
I would call Oklahoma the west. You're at least more west than mid.
It's not more or less west than Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, which are all Midwestern states. It's part of the Great Plains, I'd say that merits inclusion.
I agree. Great Plains kinda makes you The West. Although I used to live southeast of Tulsa and it was very much Ozarks Foothills. The soil and even the trees subtly change and the hills start to roll. The land just looks worn and older. There are many more exposed outcroppings of chert, granite and shale. Besides, most Oklahomans place football conference above all. Are you with the SEC? Big Twelve?
The Midwest is a census region and it's not included in that region, so no.
If it helps, the midwest used to be called North Central, but changed in the 80s to Midwest.
Southern is fairly fluid depending on who you ask. A Floridian thinks they're southern but an Alabaman likely doesn't.
Texas is, well, Texas.
A while ago I was outside Saint Louis and one of the guys who traveled down there with me kept calling that the south.
If you wanna be Midwest you can be. If you wanna be Southern or Western I think that's alright too.
I've seen the Midwest include Ohio and Montana. WTF is the Midwest
Had to look it up. Based on US census bureau, Oklahoma is the South.
That’s Central.
Yes I’m sure, I checked with corporate.
My first instinct would be Southwest, like Texas.
Here’s an article with maps that show the Census regions that @[email protected] mentioned puts OK in the South: https://www.businessinsider.com/united-states-regions-new-england-midwest-south-2018-4?op=1
And here’s a map from National Geographic that puts OK in the Southwest: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/united-states-regions/
I'd count Oklahoma before I count Pennsylvania tbh