ZIP Code 73013

Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 94,428 according to the 2020 United States Census. Public transportation is provided by Citylink Edmond bus service. 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. The city was the subject of a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals case challenging the depiction of a Christian cross on the city seal, raising issues concerning the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Edmond Sun, established by Milton W. "Kicking Bird" Reynolds on July 18, 1889, was the state's oldest continuous newspaper dating from Oklahoma Territorial days. In May 1996, the Supreme Court let stand a Federal Appeals Court ruling ordering the city to remove the cross from the seal. 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. 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 Edmonson. In the early 20th century, Edmonds was known as a sundown town. 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 Edmond Highway Addition in 1924.

History

The town of Edmond sprang up overnight during the great Oklahoma land run on April 22, 1889. The first public schoolhouse in Oklahoma Territory, completed in August 1889, is in Edmond. 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. 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. 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 murdersuicides which inspired the slang term "going postal" The city was the subject of a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals case challenging the depiction of a Christian cross on the city seal. In May 1996, the Supreme Court let stand a Federal Appeals Court ruling ordering the city to remove the cross from the seal. The Edmond Sun, established by Milton W. "Kicking Bird" Reynolds on July 18, 1889, was the state's oldest continuous newspaper dating from Oklahoma Territorial days. In the early 20th century, the city was known as a sundown town. 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.

Geography

Edmond has a humid subtropical climate with frequent variations in weather during part of the year and consistently hot summers. The city is located in Tornado Alley and is subject to frequent and severe tornadoes and hailstorms. Prolonged and severe droughts often lead to wildfires and heavy rainfall often leads to flash flooding and flooding. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area is one of the most tornado-prone major cities in the world. Edmond lies in the Sandstone Hills region of Central Oklahoma, known for hills, blackjack oak, and post oak. Arcadia Lake on the east side of the city is a fishing spot for the Oklahoma City metro area and contains bluegill, channel catfish, blue cat fish, and largemouth bass. Twin Bridges Lake is a second lake in the city and is located on the north side of Edmond. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the city has a total area of 87.9 square miles (228 km²) of which 85.1 square miles is land and 2.8 square miles of water. The area is 3.19% water, or 3.3% of which is land. The City is located just north of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and is in the Cross Timbers ecological region of the state. It has a population of 1,816,000 (as of the 2010 Census) and is home to the University of Oklahoma's Law Enforcement Training Center and the Oklahoma State Department of Law Enforcement.

Demographics

There are approximately 94,000 residents and approximately 37,000 housing units. 7.2% of the population is of Hispanic origin. The median age is 36.3 years, lower than the Oklahoma median age of 37.8 years. The average household income is $101,811. The population is 51.5% female and 48. 5% male. It is the largest city in the state with a population of more than 100,000. The city's population is 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. It has the highest per capita income of any U.S. state. It also has the lowest per capita household income of $50,000, compared to the state's average of $60,000 for all of Oklahoma. It's the only state in the United States that has a population over 50,000 and has a median age over 37 years old. The town has a high rate of obesity and a low rate of childhood obesity. It had the highest rate of home ownership in the nation in the year of 2010. It was the second-highest rate of homeownership in the country in the same year. It ranks No. 1 in terms of home value per capita, behind only New York City. it has the third-highest home ownership rate in the U.N. region.

Economy

According to the city's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Crest Foods and the University of Central Oklahoma. Some of Edmond's targeted industries include Wholesale Trade; Light Manufacturing; Information; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services. The city's unemployment rate is currently at 3.7 percent. The unemployment rate for the state is at 4.1 percent. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential. support in the United States, call the Salvation Army on 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255). For confidential help in the UK, call 08457 909090 or visit a Samaritans local branch or click here. For information on suicide prevention, visit www.suicidesprevention.org.

Arts and culture

The city of Edmond is making efforts to promote public art with murals, stained glass, and steel sculptures. 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 Astrodome. Edmond residents have access to 57 Protestant and three Catholic congregations, six Latter-day Saint congregations, one Unitarian Universalist church, one Islamic mosque, and one Haziratu'l-Quds for followers of the Baháí Faith. A 163 foot tall cross sits at the Edmond Campus of Life.Church. The church's pastor, Craig Groeschel, fought the city ofEdmond to erect the cross. The planning commission didn't want to allow the cross because they considered it a billboard. The city's mayor has said that the cross is a symbol of the city's commitment to the arts and not just a religious symbol, and that the church has been a good neighbor to the city. The cross is located on the corner of Edmonson Road and the I-35 Service Road, near the University of Central Oklahoma's campus. It is 18-foot-tall, 15- feet-wide, and sits on the edge of a parking lot at the entrance of the university. The sculpture is on Second Street.

Sports

Rugby union is a developing sport in Edmond as well as in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Edmond boasts two rugby clubs: The Edmond Rugby Club (aka "The Storm") and the University of Central Oklahoma Rugby Football Club. The club is known as The Storm and is based in the town of Edmond, Oklahoma. The Storm are known for their style of play, known as the "Storm" The club was founded in the early 1990s and has two teams: The Storm Rugby Club and The University ofCentralOklahoma Rugby Football club. The team is known for its style, which is called the " Storm" and is also known as 'The Storm' The club also has a women's team, called The Storm Women, which was formed in the late 1990s. The women's club is called The Women's Storm and was formed around the same time as the men's club. It was founded by the women's rugby club The Storm, and is located in the city's downtown area. The men's team is called "TheStorm Women" and was founded around the mid-2000s. It is based at the University of Central Oklahoma and is called The University of Central Oklahoma. The university has two rugby teams: The Storm Rugby Football Club and The University of Central Oklahom Rug Football Club. The teams are known as "The Storm Club" and "The Storm Women".

Education

The district's elementary schools are located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The district also has private schools, colleges and universities. There are no middle schools or high schools in the district. The school district's early-childhood education center is located in the town of Cross Timbers. It is scheduled to open a new elementary school in Fall 2021.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Edmond, Logan County, Oklahoma = 57.4. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 53. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Edmond = 5.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 94,428 individuals with a median age of 34.3 age the population grows by 18.83% in Edmond, Logan County, Oklahoma population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,118.23 residents per square mile of area (431.75/km²). There are average 2.63 people per household in the 30,059 households with an average household income of $68,145 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is of the available work force and has dropped -1.81% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 32.18%. The number of physicians in Edmond per 100,000 population = 298.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Edmond = 33 inches and the annual snowfall = 1.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 61. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 235. 98 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 25.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 27, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Edmond, Logan County, Oklahoma which are owned by the occupant = 70.13%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 22 years with median home cost = $185,030 and home appreciation of -1.83%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $8.56 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,279 per student. There are 17.2 students for each teacher in the school, 401 students for each Librarian and 417 students for each Counselor. 4.28% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 30.92% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 17.80% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).