Edmond, Oklahoma
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Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma County is a county located in the central partof the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 718,633 at the 2010 census. The county seat and principal city is Oklahoma City...

, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

, United States
United States
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, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
-Metro-area suburbs and exurbs:The following communities are suburbs and exurbs of Oklahoma City with populations of at least 1,000 found within the bounds of State Highway 33 to the north, State Highway 18 and US-177 to the east, State Highway 39 and State Highway 9 to the south, and US-81 to the...

 in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 81,405, making it the sixth largest city in the state of Oklahoma.

The city limits are located on the northern border of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

. Two major highways connect Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City: U.S. Route 77
U.S. Route 77
U.S. Route 77 is a north–south United States highway. It is unsigned in and around Dallas, Texas. Its historic segment through South Dakota and Minnesota was decommissioned with the advent of Interstate 29 but otherwise the route has been spared the decommissioning that has shortened other US...

 (the Broadway Extension), which runs through the center of Edmond, and Interstate 35
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, at Minnesota Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East. Many interstates used to have splits or spurs indicated with suffixed letters , but I-35...

, which runs along the eastern side. Public transportation is provided by Citylink Edmond
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, goes to downtown Oklahoma City....

 bus service.

In 2011, Edmond was #1 on CNBC's "10 Perfect Suburbs" list. Edmond was listed as one of the "Top 100 Places to Live in 2007" by Relocate America. Edmond was selected the most outstanding community in its class for five years in a row by the State Chamber of Commerce and State Industrial Development Department. Edmond residents have a choice from 57 Protestant and 2 Catholic congregations, one LDS church, one Unitarian Universalist church, one Islamic mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

, and one Bahá'í center.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, the city has a total area of 87.9 square miles (227.7 km²), of which, 85.1 square miles (220.4 km²) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) of it (3.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 68,315 people, 25,256 households, and 18,588 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 802.4 people per square mile (309.8/km2). There were 26,380 housing units at an average density of 309.9 per square mile (119.6/km2). 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
Race (United States Census)
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, 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
Marriage
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 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.

The city's population consisted of 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 $69,081, and the median income for a family was $85,759.The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the city was $37,972. 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.

History

The Santa Fe rail line
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...

 in Oklahoma Territory
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 the State of Oklahoma.-Organization:Oklahoma Territory's...

, established a water and coaling station for steam engines at this location when the Santa Fe Railroad built into Indian Territory in 1887. 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; 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 BNSF, 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 394 in the 1890 census.

The first public schoolhouse in Oklahoma Territory, completed in August 1889, is in Edmond and still stands as a historic monument on 2nd Street between Boulevard and Broadway. It is open to the public the first two Saturdays of each month, or by appointment.

The first church opened after the land run, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 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 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, established by Milton W. "Kicking Bird" Reynolds on July 18, 1889, is the state's oldest continuous newspaper dating from Oklahoma Territorial days.

Events

Edmond was the site of the post office
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

 massacre on August 20, 1986, in which fourteen people were killed and six wounded by Patrick Sherrill
Patrick Sherrill
Patrick Henry Sherrill was a United States Postal Service employee who, on August 20, 1986, in Edmond, Oklahoma, killed 14 employees with two .45 caliber pistols at his work place before turning one of the guns on himself and committing suicide...

, an ex- postman who then committed suicide
Suicide
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. This event was the first in a string of postal employee murder-suicide
Murder-suicide
A murder–suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons before or at the same time as killing himself or herself. The combination of murder and suicide can take various forms, including:...

s throughout the U.S. A memorial to the victims of that tragic event stands outside of the U.S. Post Office in downtown Edmond.

Edmond is the home town of Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller
Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced...

, America's most decorated Olympic gymnast. She won five medals (2 silver, 3 bronze) in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 and 2 gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

. Interstate 35 has been designated as the Shannon Miller Parkway from the Memorial Road exit to the Logan/Oklahoma County line.

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 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.

The memorial service for famed Oklahoman baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 player Bobby Murcer
Bobby Murcer
Bobby Ray Murcer was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for 17 seasons between 1965 and 1983, mostly with the New York Yankees, whom he later rejoined as a longtime broadcaster...

 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
Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson , nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the New York Yankees, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played from 1967-1987 for four different teams. Jackson currently serves as...

, Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American baseball shortstop who has played 17 years in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. A twelve-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, Jeter's clubhouse presence, on-field leadership, hitting ability, and baserunning have made him a central...

, Andy Pettitte
Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene Pettitte is a retired American left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher.In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995–2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, and played for them from 2004 through 2006. In 2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees...

 and current Yankees manager Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliott Girardi is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the New York Yankees. During a 15-year playing career, he played from 1989–2003 for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals...

.

Top employers

According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
# Employer # of Employees
1 Edmond Public Schools
Edmond Public Schools
Edmond Public Schools is a public school district located in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, Oklahoma. The school district has an enrollment of 20,290 as of October 2008, placing it as the 4th largest school district in Oklahoma, after Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma City Public Schools, and...

2,558
2 University of Central Oklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma
The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...

1,178
3 City of Edmond 667
4 Adfitech 474
5 OU Medical Center Edmond
OU Medicine
OU Medicine is the combination of OU Medical Center – Oklahoma City & Edmond, The Children’s Hospital, OU Physicians, OU Children’s Physicians, The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, and the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center...

350
6 Petra Industries 250
7 Remy International 200
8 Cox Communications
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...

182
9 Pelco Products 118
10 Innovative Healthcare Systems 85t

Parks

  • Bickham-Rudkin Park
  • Brookhaven Park
  • Centennial Park
  • Chitwood Park
  • Clegern Park
  • Dog Park
  • E.C. Hafer Park (or simply Hafer Park)
  • Fink Park
  • Gossett Park
  • J.L. Mitch Park (or simply Mitch Park)
  • Johnson Park
  • Kelly Park
  • Meadow Lakes Park
  • Penick Park
  • Shannon Miller Park
  • Stephenson Park
  • Ted Anderson Park
  • Westborough Park
  • Whispering Heights Park

Elementary schools

  • Angie Debo Elementary School
  • Centennial Elementary School
  • Charles Haskell Elementary School
  • Chisholm Elementary School
  • Clegern Elementary School
  • Clyde Howell Elementary School
  • Cross Timbers Elementary School
  • Deer Creek Elementary School
  • Ida Freeman Elementary School
  • John Ross Elementary School
  • Northern Hills Elementary School
  • Oakdale Elementary School
  • Orvis Risner Elementary School
  • Prairie Vale Elementary School
  • Rose Union Elementary School
  • Russell Dougherty Elementary School
  • Sunset Elementary School
  • Washington Irving Elementary School
  • West Field Elementary School
  • Will Rogers Elementary School

Middle schools

  • Central Middle School
  • Cheyenne Middle School
  • Cimarron Middle School
  • Deer Creek Middle School
  • Oakdale Middle School
  • Sequoyah Middle School
  • Summit Middle School

High schools

  • Edmond Memorial High School
    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 2,000 students.- History :...

  • Edmond North High School
    Edmond North High School
    Edmond North High School is located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school colors are silver, white and navy. The school's mascot is the Siberian Husky....

  • Edmond Santa Fe High School
    Edmond Santa Fe High School
    Edmond Santa Fe High School is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States at 1901 SW 15th. The school has approximately 2200 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the wolf and the school colors are kelly green and gray...

  • Deer Creek High School

Colleges and Universities

  • University of Central Oklahoma
    University of Central Oklahoma
    The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...

  • Herbert W. Armstrong College
    Herbert W. Armstrong College
    Herbert W. Armstrong College is a small liberal arts and theology college located north of Edmond, Oklahoma. The college is run by the Philadelphia Church of God, which is based on the college's campus. Armstrong College offers two-year and four-year degrees, but does not offer accredited...

  • Oklahoma Christian University
    Oklahoma Christian University
    Oklahoma Christian University is a private comprehensive coeducational Christian liberal arts university founded in 1950 by members of the churches of Christ. OC is located on a campus in Oklahoma City. Enrollment for the fall 2011 semester numbered 2,194, which included 1,854 undergraduate and...


Private schools

  • Oklahoma Christian School
    Oklahoma Christian School
    Oklahoma Christian School is located in Edmond, Oklahoma. This independent, private school is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and fully recognized by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Grades Pre K-12 are offered...

  • Oklahoma Christian Academy
  • Providence Hall Classical Christian School
    Providence Hall Classical Christian School
    Providence Hall is a classical Christian school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Grades PK - 8 are offered. Providence Hall is the only classical Christian day school in the Oklahoma City metro area.The school's mission statement:...

  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
  • Mercy School Institute
  • St. Mary's Episcopal School

Awards for schools

  • Cheyenne Middle School became a blue ribbon school in 2009
  • Deer Creek Middle School became a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2002.
  • Edmond Memorial High School became a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2001.
  • Edmond Memorial High School was named the Siemens Foundation 2007-2008 award winner for the state of Oklahoma. This award is given to one high school per state, and only .033 high schools in the nation, in recognition of outstanding performance in AP math, science, and technology.
  • Edmond North High School also became a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2007.

Public art and landmarks

The City of Edmond is making efforts to promote public art with statues, murals, stained glass and steel sculptures. On July 4, 2007, the City inaugurated a bronze statue of Nannita R.H. Daisey
Nannita Daisey
Nannita Daisey, also known as Kentucky Daisey, gained fame during the late nineteenth century in Oklahoma’s land runs, fame that extended after her death in a legend about how she claimed her first Homestead tract....

, believed to be the first woman laying claim on Oklahoma land in the first (1889) land run.

Rugby Football in Edmond

Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 is a developing sport in Edmond as well as in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area
Oklahoma City metropolitan area
-Metro-area suburbs and exurbs:The following communities are suburbs and exurbs of Oklahoma City with populations of at least 1,000 found within the bounds of State Highway 33 to the north, State Highway 18 and US-177 to the east, State Highway 39 and State Highway 9 to the south, and US-81 to the...

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

Notable citizens

  • Actor Jim Beaver
    Jim Beaver
    James Norman "Jim" Beaver, Jr. is an American stage, film, and television actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film historian...

     (star of Deadwood
    Deadwood
    Deadwood may refer to:in geography*Deadwood, Alberta, hamlet in Alberta, Canada*Deadwood, California , several unincorporated communities in California, United States*Deadwood, Oregon, unincorporated community in Oregon, United States...

    and Supernatural
    Supernatural (TV series)
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    ) lived in Edmond 1971-1976.
  • Miss Teen USA 1986 Alison Brown is from Edmond.
  • Bob Ricks
    Bob Ricks
    Robert A. "Bob" Ricks is an American law enforcement professional from Texas and Oklahoma. Ricks has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Governor of Oklahoma and in local law enforcement...

    , current Chief of Police of the Edmond Police Department and former Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...

     agent involved in the controversial 1993 Waco Siege
    Waco Siege
    The Waco siege began on February 28, 1993, and ended violently 50 days later on April 19. The siege began when the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms attempted to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian ranch at Mount Carmel, a property located east-northeast of Waco,...

  • Pro wrestling superstar Charlie Haas
    Charlie Haas
    Charles "Charlie" Doyle Haas II is an American professional wrestler and former collegiate amateur wrestler. He competes on the independent circuit, and is signed to Ring of Honor , where he is one-half of the reigning ROH World Tag Team Champions with Shelton Benjamin...

     graduated from Edmond Memorial High School
    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 2,000 students.- History :...

     in 1991.
  • National Football League
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

    player Reggie Smith
    Reggie Smith (American football)
    Reginald Smith, Jr. is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.-College career:Smith was named the preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the...

     graduated from Edmond Santa Fe High School
    Edmond Santa Fe High School
    Edmond Santa Fe High School is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States at 1901 SW 15th. The school has approximately 2200 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the wolf and the school colors are kelly green and gray...

     in 2005.
  • Pro BMX
    BMX
    Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

     rider, Mat Hoffman
    Mat Hoffman
    Mat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...

    , was born and raised in Edmond and has broken many world records on Edmond soil including the highest BMX vertical jump.
  • Several stars of golf's PGA Tour
    PGA Tour
    The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

     call Edmond home, as does the well-known Oak Tree National. Among Edmond's top golfers are Bob Tway
    Bob Tway
    Robert Raymond Tway IV is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including eight PGA Tour victories. He spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986-87....

    , Doug Tewell, Scott Verplank
    Scott Verplank
    Scott Rachal Verplank is an American professional golfer.Verplank was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was a leading member of the W.T. White High School Golf Team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas...

    , David Edwards
    David Edwards (golfer)
    David Wayne Edwards is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1979–2005 and now plays on the Champions Tour. He is the younger brother of former PGA Tour professional, Danny Edwards....

     and seniors golf legend Gil Morgan
    Gil Morgan
    Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD 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 degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee before turning...

    .
  • Former Federal Emergency Management Agency
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...

     (FEMA) Director and George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

     appointee Michael Brown
    Michael D. Brown
    Michael DeWayne Brown was the first Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response , a division of the Department of Homeland Security . This position is generally referred to as the director or administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency . He was appointed in January 2003 by...

     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
    University of Central Oklahoma
    The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...

    ), in Edmond. Brown was employed by the City of Edmond as the Assistant to the City Manager from 1977 to 1980.
  • Edmond has spawned many in the music industry including Mike Kennerty and Chris Gaylor of the pop rock
    Pop rock
    Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

     group The All-American Rejects
    The All-American Rejects
    The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....

    , pop rock
    Pop rock
    Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

     producer Tom Mitchell, music industry artist/illustrator Jason McManus, and one-hit wonder Mikaila
    Mikaila
    Mikaila is a pop singer from Edmond, Oklahoma.Mikaila is best known for recording and performing the song "So In Love With Two" off her self-titled album in 2000 at the age of fourteen on Island Records...

    .
  • World-champion gymnast Shannon Miller
    Shannon Miller
    Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced...

    , whose father Ron is a physics professor at the University of Central Oklahoma
    University of Central Oklahoma
    The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...

    , attended Edmond North High School.
  • Baltimore Ravens' noseguard, Kelly Gregg, was an All-State Football player and wrestler for both Edmond Memorial and Edmond North. He graduated in 1995 and attended the University of Oklahoma. Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the '99 draft and later became a free agent with the Ravens in 2001.
  • Blake Griffin
    Blake Griffin
    Blake Austin Griffin is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association . Griffin had a renowned high school career at Oklahoma Christian School, winning state titles each of his four years under his father, Tommy Griffin, who was the...

    , forward
    Power forward (basketball)
    Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

     for the Los Angeles Clippers
    Los Angeles Clippers
    The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

     graduated from Edmond's Oklahoma Christian School
    Oklahoma Christian School
    Oklahoma Christian School is located in Edmond, Oklahoma. This independent, private school is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and fully recognized by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Grades Pre K-12 are offered...

    .
  • Actress Hayley McFarland
    Hayley McFarland
    Hayley McFarland is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She recently portrayed the character Emily Lightman on the television program, Lie to Me.-Biography:...

     An American Crime
    An American Crime
    An American Crime is a 2007 American crime-drama film starring Ellen Page and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski...

    , Gilmore Girls
    Gilmore Girls
    Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...

    , United States of Tara
    , and Lie To Me
    Lie to Me
    Lie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

    grew up in Edmond.
  • Bill Self
    Bill Self
    Bill Self is an American college men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks to the 2008 NCAA national championship....

    , the head coach of the University of Kansas
    Kansas Jayhawks Basketball
    The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks and is one of the most successful and prestigious programs in the history of college basketball...

     basketball
    Basketball
    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

     team, was the state of Oklahoma's Player of the Year in basketball in 1981 while playing at Edmond Memorial High School.
  • Greyson Chance
    Greyson Chance
    Greyson Michael Chance is an American pop rock singer and pianist whose April 2010 performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a sixth-grade music festival became a hit on YouTube, gaining over 43 million views. Two of his original compositions, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", gained over 5 and 7...

     Internet celebrity and recording artist.
  • Jenny Reeder- Adult Film Superstar, who goes by the name "Oklahoma". Graduated from Edmond Memorial High School
    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 2,000 students.- History :...

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