El Reno, Oklahoma
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El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma in the central part of the state. El Reno, part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area, is 25 miles west of downtown Oklahoma City. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 16,097. It is the county seat of Canadian CountyGR6.
El Reno is located at the interchange of I-40 and U.S. Route 81, Redlands Community College is located in El Reno. El Reno is also home to a Federal Prison.
Historic Fort Reno was built in 1874. Today, the grounds of the old fort are home to a research laboratory for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The laboratory studies environmentally sustainable forage and livestock production, contributing to preservation of the great plains of North America.
El Reno is a Main Street community. The Oklahoma Main Street Program is a downtown revitalization program.
The town is noted for it's annual Burger Day Festival, where locals witness the cooking of the world’s largest fried onion hamburger , weighing over 750 pounds.
On April 24, 2006, a tornado hit El Reno's municipal Airport which caused damage to the hangers and small airplanes in them which made national news.
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[edit] Geography
El Reno is located at (35.530261, -97.957529)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 208.3 km² (80.4 mi²). 207.1 km² (80.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (0.56%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 16,212 people, 5,727 households, and 3,842 families residing in the city. The population density was 78.3/km² (202.7/mi²). There were 6,484 housing units at an average density of 31.3/km² (81.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.39% White, 9.83% Native American, 7.85% African American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.33% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.52% of the population.
There were 5,727 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 114.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,200, and the median income for a family was $39,106. Males had a median income of $29,521 versus $20,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,570. About 11.4% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Canadian Valley Technology Center
[edit] Famous residents
- Sam Rivers, jazz musician and composer (b. 1923)
- Erik Rhodes, Broadway and Hollywood actor (1906-1990)
- Harvey Pratt, Native American artist (b. 1941)
[edit] National Register of Historic Places
- Avant’s Cities Service Station
- Canadian County Jail
- Carnegie Library
- El Reno High School
- El Reno Hotel
- El Reno Municipal Swimming Pool Bath House
- William I. and Magdalen M. Goff House
- Jackson Conoco Service Station
- Red Cross Canteen
- Rock Island Depot
- Southern Hotel
- Darlington Agency Site
- Fort Reno
- Mennoville Mennonite Church
[edit] External links
Ledgends of America -- Good historical overview
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
