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Edmond is a rapidly growing suburban city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma in the
central part of the state. It is the sixth largest city in the state of Oklahoma
and is part of the Greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
The city limits are located on the northern border of Oklahoma City. Two major
highways connect Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City; The Broadway Extension
(US-77), which runs though the center of the city, and I-35, which runs along
the eastern side. As of July 2005, the city had 74,881 residents.
Geography
Location of Edmond, Oklahoma
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 227.8
km� (87.9 mi�). 220.5 km� (85.1 mi�) of it is land and 7.3 km� (2.8 mi�) of it
(3.19%) is water.
Awards/image
* "Relocate America" recently named it America's 3rd best city to live in.
* "Universal Publications of New York" recently named it "America's best small
town".
* The city is known for taking great pride in its "Edmond, America" image.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 68,315 people, 25,256 households, and
18,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 309.8/km�
(802.4/mi�). There were 26,380 housing units at an average density of 119.6/km�
(309.9/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 86.58% White, 4.04% African
American, 2.27% Native American, 3.26% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from
other races, and 2.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 2.75% of the population.
There were 25,256 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.6% of all
households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average
family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.3%
from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there
were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,556, and the median income
for a family was $65,230. Males had a median income of $46,833 versus $28,231
for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,517. About 4.4% of
families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2%
of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
Famous citizens
Edmond is the hometown of Shannon Miller, who won seven medals in the 1992 and
1996 Summer Olympics for the United States in women's gymnastics.
Pro wrestling superstar Charlie Haas graduated from Edmond Memorial High School
in 1991.
Pro BMX rider, Mat Hoffman, was born and raised in Edmond and has broken many
world records on Edmond soil including the highest BMX vertical jump.
Edmond is also home of music trio B-Flavor, J-Rock, and Crazy-J, known for such
hits as "Time Bomb" and "Destiny."
Several stars of the PGA professional golf call Edmond home, as does the
well-known Oak Tree Golf Club. Among Edmond's top golfers are Bob Tway, Scott
Verplank, David Edwards and Seniors Golf legend Dr. Gil Morgan.
Shameless Pollock "Snake" has resided there since 2004
Former FEMA Director and Bush appointee Michael Brown worked as an intern in the
city's Emergency Management Department while receiving a B.A. in public
administration/political science from Central State University (now the
University of Central Oklahoma), in Edmond.
Edmond has spawned many in the music industry including Mike Kennerty and Chris
Gaylor of the pop rock group The All-American Rejects, pop rock producer, Tom
Mitchell, and music industry artist/illustrator, Jason McManus and one-hit
wonder Mikaila.
Edmond is also home to Christian author and LifeChurch.tv pastor, Craig
Groeschel.
History
Being the highest point along the Santa Fe rail line in Oklahoma Territory,
Edmond was originally named "Summit" and was a watering and sanding point for
the railroad in the 1880s. The town was given its current name (after an
engineer on the railroad) by the Santa Fe railroad headquarters in Topeka after
the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889. Though most of the remnants of the old railroad
infrastructure are gone, the Santa Fe, now BNSF, line still runs through the
same course.
Notable Events
Edmond was the site of the post office massacre on August 20, 1986, in which
fourteen people were killed and six wounded by Patrick Sherrill, an ex- postman
who then committed suicide. This event was the second in a string of postal
employee murder-suicides throughout the U.S. that led to the term "going
postal". A memorial to the victims of that tragic event currently stands outside
of the U.S. Post Office in downtown Edmond.
Controversy erupted in 1996 when Metro Church, a non-denominational church in
east Edmond, began planning for the erection of a 163 foot cross adjacent to
Interstate 35, the main thoroughfare of the town. The story attracted both local
and national press coverage. City zoning disputes were eventually resolved and
the structure was completed in 1998. In 2001, Metro Church merged with and
became LifeChurch.tv.
The city was also the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case in which a Christian
cross was depicted on the city seal, raising issues concerning the Establishment
Clause of the U.S. Constitution. In May of 1996, the Supreme Court let stand a
Federal Appeals Court ruling ordering the city to remove the cross from the
seal. A replacement icon has yet to be agreed upon, resulting in the curiously
vacant spot on the city's seal.