Facts About Edmond
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Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state.
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The city of Edmond has a total area of 87.9 square miles, of which 85.1 square miles is land and 2.8 square miles is water
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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.
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Edmond lies in the Sandstone Hills region of Central Oklahoma, known for hills, blackjack oak, and post oak.
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The primary coordinate point for Edmond is located at latitude 35.6528 and longitude -97.4781 in Oklahoma County.
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The City of Edmond is the 5th largest city in Oklahoma with a population of 96,391 as of July 1, 2022.
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The supermarket chain Crest Foods is based in Edmond.
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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.
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The Sister city of Edmond is Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia.
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Edmond was formerly known as “Summit” and was a watering location for the railroad.
