El Reno
| El Reno | |||
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 Downtown El Reno (2014) |
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| Location in Oklahoma | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Oklahoma | ||
| County : | Canadian County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 32 ′ N , 97 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 16,212 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 78.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 208.3 km 2 (approx. 80 mi 2 ) of which 207.1 km 2 (approx. 80 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 414 m | ||
| Postal code : | 73036 | ||
| Area code : | +1 405 | ||
| FIPS : | 40-23700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1092512 | ||
| Website : | www.elreno.org | ||
El Reno is a city and administrative seat of Canadian County in the center of the US -amerikanischen state of Oklahoma. It is located 40 km west of the capital Oklahoma City.
Today El Reno has many historic buildings and is the only city in Oklahoma with a historic downtown streetcar network.
history
El Reno was founded by Hobart Johnstone Whitley a land developer, banker, farmer and railroad manager. The city was previously 8 km further north than it is today, on the banks of the North Canadian River . At that time it was still called Reno City, which often led to the mail being mixed up with that of Reno City , Nevada. After the second total flooding, the city moved to its current location and changed the name to "El Reno". In the northwest is Fort Reno , founded in 1875 , which served from 1943 to 1945 as a camp for over 1000, mostly German prisoners of war , most of whom came from the Africa Corps . The site is now used by the United States Department of Agriculture . Fort Reno was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 (NRHP ID: 70000529).
population
El Reno has 16,212 inhabitants, spread over 5727 households (as of 2000). In 50% of households, married couples live together. Children under 18 years of age are in 31.7% of households, and people over 65 years of age in 12.7%.
sons and daughters of the town
- William Trulock Beeks , federal judge (1906–1988)
- Erik Rhodes , actor (1906–1990)
- Sam Rivers , jazz musician and composer (1923–2011)