Edmond, Oklahoma

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Edmond
Edmond, Oklahoma
Edmond
Edmond
Location in Oklahoma
Basic data
Foundation : 1880-1890
State : United States
State : Oklahoma
County : Oklahoma County
Coordinates : 35 ° 39 ′  N , 97 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 39 ′  N , 97 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 91,191 (as of 2016)
Population density : 413.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 227.8 km 2  (approx. 88 mi 2 ) of
which 220.5 km 2  (approx. 85 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 367 m
Postcodes : 73003, 73012, 73013, 73025, 73034, 73083
Area code : +1 405
FIPS : 40-23200
GNIS ID : 1092492
Website : edmondok.com
Mayor : Charles Lamb

Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County in Oklahoma in the United States and part of the metropolitan area of Oklahoma City approximately in the middle of the state. According to estimates by the US Census Bureau, Edmond has a little more than 91,000 inhabitants (as of 2016), making it the sixth largest city in Oklahoma.

The city is on the northern boundary of Oklahoma City and is connected to downtown by two major highways: US Route 77 , which runs through downtown, and Interstate 35 to the east of the city.

The mayor of the city is Charles Lamb.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of ​​227.8 km 2 , of which 220.5 km 2 is land and 7.3 km 2 (3.19%) is water.

population

According to the 2000 US Census, Edmond had 68,315 residents, 25,256 households, and 18,588 families. The population density was 802.4 / km². There were 26,380 buildings at a density of 309.9 / km². After races, the population of 86.58% was White , 4.04% Black or African American , 2.27% Native Americans ( Native American ), 3.26% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander ( Pacific Islander ), 0.90% other races and 2.87% descendants of two or more races. 2.75% were Hispanics or Latinos regardless of race.

There were 25,256 households, of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18, 61.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% were run by women alone and 26.4% were non-families. 20.6% of households consisted of single people and 6.1% of single people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age composition included 27.5% under 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64 and 8.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 women there were 93.7 men and for every 100 women 18 years of age or older there were 89.5 men.

The median income for a household was $ 54,556 and that of a family was $ 65,230. Males had a median income of $ 46,833 versus $ 28,231 for women. The per capita income for the city was $ 26,517. 4.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under 18 and 5.3% of those 65 years of age or older.

history

As the highest point on the Santa Fe Railroad in Oklahoma Territory , Edmond was initially called "Summit" and was a supply station for trains in the 1880s. After the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889, the railroad company renamed the city after one of its engineers. Although most of the facilities at the railway base have long since disappeared, the line of today's BNSF Railway still runs on the same route.

Oklahoma's first school building was erected in Edmond, and it still stands as a historic monument on the corner of 2nd Street and Boulevard. Oklahoma's first church, St. John's Catholic Church, is still in Edmond, but no longer in the original building.

On August 20, 1986, postal worker Patrick Sherrill ran amok in the city's post office, killing 14 people before subsequently shooting himself. A memorial to the victims of this crime stands in front of the post office in the city center.

In May 1996, the city was the subject of a US Supreme Court ruling because the city seal shows a Christian cross , which raised concerns about freedom of religion under the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution . The Supreme Court upheld a federal appeals court ruling compelling the city to remove the cross from its seal. A replacement for the cross has not yet been found, so that the seal has a conspicuously empty space.

Recreation areas

  • Arcadia Lake
  • Festival Market Place (or Farmer's Market)
  • Kickingbird golf course
  • Coffee Creek Golf Course
  • Oak Tree Golf Course
  • Pelican Bay

Parks

  • Bickham-Rudkin Park
  • Brookhaven Park
  • Centennial Park
  • Chitwood Park
  • Clegern Park
  • Dog park
  • EC oat park
  • Fink Park
  • Gossett Park
  • JL Mitch Park
  • Johnson Park
  • Kelly Park
  • Meadow Lakes Park
  • Penick Park
  • Shannon Miller Park
  • Stephenson Park
  • Ted Anderson Park
  • Westborough Park
  • Whispering Heights Park

education

High schools

  • Edmond Memorial High School
  • Edmond North High School
  • Edmond Santa Fe High School
  • Deer Creek High School

Universities

Private schools

  • Oklahoma Christian School
  • Oklahoma Christian Academy
  • Providence Hall Classical Christian School
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Catholic)

Art and sights

The city promotes art in public spaces such as statues, wall paintings, stained glass, steel sculptures and the like. a.

On July 4, 2007, the city unveiled a bronze statue of Nannita Daisey, the first woman to be given her own parcel in the Oklahoma Land Run.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Edmond Convention and Visitors Bureau (2007)
  3. ↑ Jaclyn Houghton at www.edmondsun.com (2007) ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ soonersports.com: Blake Griffin ( Memento from May 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

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