Edmond is a city in

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Oklahoma County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 718,633, making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City, the state capital and largest c ...

, United States, and a part of the

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in the central part of the state. The population was 94,428 according to the

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, making it the fifth largest city in Oklahoma. The city borders the northern boundary of

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. Public transportation is provided by

Citylink Edmond Citylink Edmond is a public transit operator in Edmond, Oklahoma which began operating on July 1, 2009. Citylink operates 6 routes. 5 routes run within Edmond, and one, the Expresslink, provides commuter service to Downtown Oklahoma City. The City ...

bus service.

History

19th century

The Santa Fe rail line in

Oklahoma Territory The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as th ...

established a water and coaling station for steam engines at this location when the Santa Fe Railroad built into Indian Territory in 1887.Oklahoma Municipal Government
''Oklahoma Almanac'', 2005, p. 535. (accessed October 1, 2013) The site for the station was chosen because it was the highest point on the line in Oklahoma County; train could more easily accelerate going downhill while leaving the station in either direction. The railroad then named the station for Edmond Burdick, the Santa Fe's traveling freight agent.Brenda Granger, "Edmond," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
Accessed October 1, 2013 When the town was formed after the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889, early settlers decided to adopt the name. Though most of the remnants of the old railroad infrastructure are gone, the Santa Fe, now

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, freight line still runs through the same course. The town of Edmond sprang up overnight during the great Oklahoma land run on April 22, 1889, when homesteads were staked around the Santa Fe station. The original plat for Edmond was prepared by the Seminole Town and Development Company, a newly formed syndicate with ties to the railroad. Many of the original streets were named for men associated with either the Santa Fe Railroad or the town syndicate. The first mayor and city officers were elected in May 1889, and Edmond's population was 294 in the 1890 census. The first public schoolhouse in Oklahoma Territory, completed in August 1889, is in Edmond. It still stands as a historic monument on 2nd Street between Boulevard and Broadway and is open to the public on the first two Saturdays of each month or by appointment. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, the first church opened after the land run, was located on the southwest corner of East First and South Boulevard. The congregation still exists, although not in its original building or location. In December 1890, the territorial legislature established three universities: the state university in Norman, the agricultural and mechanical college in Stillwater, and a "normal" or teaching school in Edmond. The first classes for the Territorial Normal School (University of Central Oklahoma) were held November 9, 1891, in the Methodist Church on the southwest corner of North Broadway and West Hurd. Old North, the Territorial Normal School's iconic first building, was opened for classes on January 2, 1893, and ahead of Oklahoma State University's Central Hall or Oklahoma University's Science Hall. The ''

Edmond Sun The ''Edmond Sun'' was a daily newspaper serving the Edmond and Deer Creek communities."Edmond Sun", Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Update Media Directory, 2009 Winter Issue. The ''Edmond Sun'' was owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.

20th century

In the early 20th century, Edmond was known as a

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. Racial covenants barred property sales to individuals of races other than white people or Native Americans in every neighborhood built between 1911 and 1949 except the Edmond Highway Addition in 1924. Racial housing covenants in the United States became unenforceable in 1948 after the Shelly v. Kraemer decision by the

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. Edmond was the site of a workplace shooting on August 20, 1986, in which 14 people were killed and six wounded by Patrick Sherrill, an ex-postman who then committed suicide. This event was the deadliest killing in a string of U.S. postal employee murder–suicides which inspired the slang term "

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". A memorial to the victims of the attack stands outside the U.S. Post Office in downtown Edmond. The city was the subject of a

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case challenging the depiction of a Christian cross on the city seal, raising issues concerning the

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of the U.S. Constitution. In May 1996, the Supreme Court let stand a Federal Appeals Court ruling ordering the city to remove the cross from the seal. Rather than replace the cross, the city council voted to leave the spot blank so as to "remind people of what was there," as well as this being the least expensive way to comply.

21st century

A memorial service for famed Oklahoman

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player

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was held in Edmond on August 6, 2008, at the Memorial Road Church of Christ. Among the some 2,000 attending the memorial were Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter,

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, and former Yankees manager

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Geography

Edmond is located just north of

. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and or 3.19% is water. Arcadia Lake on the east side of the city is a fishing spot for the

and contains bluegill, channel catfish, blue catfish, and largemouth bass. Twin Bridges Lake is a second lake in the city. Edmond lies in the Sandstone Hills region of

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, known for hills, blackjack oak, and post oak. The city falls into an ecological region known as the

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Climate

Edmond has a

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with frequent variations in weather during part of the year and consistently hot summers. Prolonged and severe droughts often lead to wildfires and heavy rainfall often leads to flash flooding and flooding. Consistent winds, usually from the south or south-southeast during the summer, help temper the hotter weather. Consistent northerly winds during the winter can intensify cold periods. Severe

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s and

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s happen sporadically during the winter. The city is located in

Tornado Alley Tornado Alley is a loosely defined area of the central United States where tornadoes are most frequent. The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research project to study severe weather in areas of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, ...

and is subject to frequent and severe tornadoes and hailstorms. The

is one of the most tornado-prone major cities in the world.

Demographics

According to estimates from ESRI: There are approximately 94,000 residents and approximately 37,000 housing units. Population estimates by race/ethnicity are 79.8% white, 5.8% black, 2.7% American Indian, 4.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.5% other race and 5% two or more races. 7.2% of the population is of Hispanic origin. The population is 51.5% female and 48.5% male. The median age of residents is 36.3 years, lower than the Oklahoma median age of 37.8. The average household income is $101,811.

Economy

The supermarket chain Crest Foods is based in Edmond. The

University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO or Central State) is a public university in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with more than 17,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founde ...

is a major employer. Some of Edmond's targeted industries include Wholesale Trade; Light Manufacturing; Information; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Top employers

According to the city's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Arts and culture

The city of Edmond is making efforts to promote public art with murals, stained glass, and steel sculptures. On a portion of Main Street, statuary lines nearly every corner. On July 4, 2007, the city inaugurated a bronze statue of Nannita R.H. Daisey, believed to be the first woman laying claim on Oklahoma land in the first (1889) land run. In 2015 the Dave McGary sculpture of Chief Touch the Clouds was relocated to Edmond from Houston's

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. The 18-foot-tall, 15-foot-wide sculpture is located on Second Street at the entrance of the

. Edmond residents have access to 57 Protestant and three Catholic congregations, six

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congregations, one

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church, one Islamic mosque, and one

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for followers of the

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. A 163 foot tall cross sits at the Edmond Campus of Life.Church on the corner of Edmond Road and the I-35 Service Road. The church's pastor,

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, fought the city of Edmond to erect the cross, which the planning commission didn't want to allow because they considered it a billboard.

Sports

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is a developing sport in Edmond as well as in the

. Edmond boasts two rugby clubs: The Edmond Rugby Club (aka "The Storm") and the University of Central Oklahoma Rugby Football Club. Hafer Park Pond

Education

Elementary schools

Source: * Angie Debo Elementary School * Centennial Elementary School * Charles Haskell Elementary School * Chisholm Elementary School * Clegern Elementary School * Clyde Howell (This is the district's early-childhood education center) * Cross Timbers Elementary School * Frontier Elementary School * Heritage Elementary School * Ida Freeman Elementary School * John Ross Elementary School * Northern Hills Elementary School * Orvis Risner Elementary School * Russell Dougherty Elementary School * Sunset Elementary School * Washington Irving Elementary School * West Field Elementary School * Will Rogers Elementary School * Redbud Elementary (scheduled to open Fall 2021) * Scissortail Elementary (scheduled to open TBD)

Middle schools

* Central Middle School * Cheyenne Middle School * Cimarron Middle School * Heartland Middle School * Oakdale Middle School * Sequoyah Middle School * Summit Middle School (outside of Edmond)

High schools

Edmond Memorial High School Edmond Memorial High School is a public secondary school located in Edmond, Oklahoma, one of three high schools in the Edmond school district. It serves approximately 2,300 students. History The school was originally named Edmond High School b ...

* Edmond North High School *

Edmond Santa Fe High School Edmond Santa Fe High School is a public high school located in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1993, Santa Fe is one of three traditional high schools in the Edmond Public Schools district, along with Edmond Memorial High School and ...

* Boulevard Academy

Colleges and universities

* Herbert W. Armstrong College *

Private schools

* Holy Trinity Lutheran School * Mercy School Institute * Oklahoma Christian School * Oklahoma Christian Academy * The Academy of Classical Christian Studies * St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School * St. Mary's Episcopal School

Notable people

Dusty Allen Dustin R. Allen (born August 9, 1972) is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) player who primarily played first base in 2000. He played for the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres. Early life Allen was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He atten ...

, Major League Baseball player (San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers) graduated from Edmond Memorial High School *

Jim Beaver James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He is most familiar to worldwide audiences as Bobby Singer in ''Supernatural''. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series ...

, actor (star of '' Deadwood'' and '' Supernatural'') lived in Edmond 1971–1976. * Paul Blair, NFL offensive tackle, drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1986, graduated from Edmond Memorial High School *

Allison Brown Allison Elaine Brown (born August 23, 1968) is an American actress and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1986. Brown also competed in the Miss USA pageant. Biography Brown grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma, and attended Edmond Memorial High School. Sh ...

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1986, Miss Teen USA 1986 *Former

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(FEMA) Director Michael Brown interned in the city's Emergency Management Department while receiving a B.A. in public administration/political science from Central State University (now the

), in Edmond. Brown was employed by the City of Edmond as the Assistant to the City Manager. *''New York Times'' best-selling author and Internet entrepreneur

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lived in Edmond from 1998 to 2007. *

Greyson Chance Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to national attention in 2010 with his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a grade school music festival which went viral on YouTube, ga ...

, Internet celebrity and recording artist who lives in Edmond *Professional soccer player Daryl Dike, graduated from Edmond North High School * Kristian Doolittle (born 1997), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Robert Galbreath, Jr. (1863-1953), lived a short time in Edmond, where he served as deputy U.S. marshal and as Edmond's postmaster.Larry O'Dell, "Galbreath Robert (1863 - 1953)." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
Retrieved May 12, 2014. *

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, Major League Baseball player * KC Green, comic artist, graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma *Retired

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and Super Bowl winning

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' nose guard

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, all-state football player and wrestler for Edmond Memorial and Edmond North. *

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for the

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, graduated from Edmond's Oklahoma Christian School *

Johny Hendricks Johny Harvey Hendricks (born September 12, 1983) is an American former mixed martial artist and collegiate wrestler. He competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former UFC Welterwe ...

, UFC welterweight champion, graduated from Edmond Memorial High School 2002 *

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, BMX rider, graduated from Edmond Memorial High School 1990 * DaQuan Jeffries,

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player for the

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, Iranian-American writer and activist, graduated from Edmond Santa Fe High School in 2012 *

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, Internet comedian and musician *

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, ventriloquist and winner of season 12 of '' America's Got Talent'' *

Brady Manek Brady Reece Manek (born September 4, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Ear ...

, college basketball player *

Shannon Miller Shannon Lee Miller (born March 10, 1977) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion, the 1996 Olympic balance beam champion, the 1995 Pan American Games all-around champion, and a member of the g ...

, (b. 1977), Olympic gold medal in gymnastics (1996); has earned more Olympic medals (seven) and World Championship medals (nine) than any other American gymnast; attended Edmond North High School. *

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, Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels, grew up and graduated from Edmond Memorial High School in 2006 *

Josh Richardson Joshua Michael Richardson (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers, earning first-tea ...

, Dallas Mavericks basketball player *

Bob Ricks Robert A. Ricks (born October 14, 1944) — known as Bob Ricks and "Backdraft Bob" — is an American law enforcement agent and politician from Texas and Oklahoma. He has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Governor of Oklahoma an ...

, former Edmond Chief of Police and former FBI agent involved in the controversial 1993

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* Mookie Salaam, professional sprinter for Team USA, won the 200m NCAA Indoor National Championship with a time of 20.41. In 2013, he won a silver medal for Team USA as part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia. * Bill Self, head men's basketball coach at the

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, was Oklahoma Player of the Year in basketball in 1981 while playing at Edmond Memorial High School, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. *

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, Oklahoma state senator and businessman * Laura Spencer, actress, notably in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' *

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, basketball forward and center with the

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of the National Basketball Association * William C. Wantland, Bishop of the

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, graduated from Edmond Santa Fe; drafted by the

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; returned to

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, where he started at quarterback; drafted by the Cleveland Browns. *Former

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, owns two homes in Edmond *

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, CFL running back, playing for the Montreal Alouettes * Steve Zabel, NFL linebacker and tight end, drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1970, resides in Edmond *Music industry figures

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and Chris Gaylor of the

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group

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players call Edmond home, as does the well-known

Oak Tree National Oak Tree National, formerly called Oak Tree Golf Club, is a golf and country club located in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, Oklahoma. The course was designed by Pete Dye, and it opened in 1976. It plays to a par 71. The course Like other cour ...

. Edmond's golfers include

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Scott Verplank Scott Rachal Verplank (born July 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. Early years and amateur career Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Verplank was a leading member of the W.T. W ...

, David Edwards and

Gil Morgan Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD (born September 25, 1946) is an American professional golfer. Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968. In 1972, Morgan earned a Doctor of Optometry de ...

References

External links

City of Edmond Official Website''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - Edmond Post Office Massacre''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' - Edmond
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