Enid, Oklahoma
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| Foundation : | 1893 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Oklahoma | ||
| County : | Garfield County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 24 ′ N , 97 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
53,725 (as of 2016) 62,603 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 280.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 191.8 km 2 (approx. 74 mi 2 ) of which 191.6 km 2 (approx. 74 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 378 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 580 | ||
| FIPS : | 40-23950 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1092626 | ||
| Website : | www.enid.org | ||
| Mayor : | Bill Shewey | ||
Enid, or Enid City, is a town in Garfield County , Oklahoma , United States, located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains . The city is the administrative seat of Garfield County.
Geography and population
According to the US Census Bureau, the city of Enid has an area of 191.8 km². Of the 47,045 inhabitants ( 2000 census ), more than three quarters are white (87%), the remaining 13% are members of various races (Latinos, African Americans, American Indians and others). The per capita income in 2000 was $ 17,471.
The city has an airfield, Woodring Regional Airport, which is about six kilometers southeast of the city. Vance Air Force Base is about 20 km south of Enid.
history
Enid was founded in 1893 on the occasion of the Cherokee Outlet Land Run ( Oklahoma Land Run ) when a strip of land on the Oklahoma- Kansas border that had previously been awarded to the Cherokee was opened for settlement.
In 1941, Vance Air Force Base was established. Today Enid owns several high schools and one college , Northwestern Oklahoma State University . It was also the seat of Phillips University until it went bankrupt in 1998 .
Twin town
Since 2010 there has been a town partnership with Kollo in Niger .
Personalities
- Clyde Vernon Cessna (1879–1954), aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturer
- Eileen Collins (* 1956), astronaut
- Karen Dalton (1937-1993), singer
- Richard Erdman (1925-2019), actor
- Glenda Farrell (1904–1971), actress
- Owen K. Garriott (1930-2019), astronaut
- Casey Grillo , drummer ( Kamelot )
- Don Haskins (1930-2008), basketball player
- Michael Hedges (1953-1997), guitarist
- Pat Moran (* 1934), jazz pianist
- Mark Otis Selby (* 1960 / 61–2017), guitarist, blues-rock singer / writer and producer
- Kenneth M. Taylor (1919-2006), US Air Force General
- Harold Hamm (* 1945) entrepreneur
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Notice of Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Enid ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Enid City website, accessed February 8, 2012.
