Culture and society are not the same thing. While cultures are complexes of learned behavior patterns and perceptions, societies are groups of interacting organisms. People are not the only animals that have societies. Schools of fish, flocks of birds, and hives of bees are societies.
At the time of the 2010 Census, Spiro had a population of 2,164 people. This makes Spiro the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Spiro represents 0.06% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,164 people, the population of Spiro decreased 2.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,227 people).
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, including Norman, is the most tornado-prone area in the world. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC), a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is located at the NWC.SPC forecasts severe storm and tornado outbreaks nationwide.ith the completion of Interstate 35 in June 1959, Norman found its role as a bedroom community to Oklahoma City increasing rapidly; in 1960 Norman's population was 33,412 but by the end of the decade had grown to 52,117.