Background

Subsequently, the city’s population declined every decade until 2000, excepting the period from 1970 to 1980, when the community experienced a modest increase from 5,181 to 5,469 (5.5%). Between 1980 and 1990, the population fell from 5,469 to 4,792. By 2000, Holdenville’s population had dropped only very slightly to 4,732. ................
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