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Enid (/ ˈ iː n ɪ d / EE-nid) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.It is the county seat of Garfield County.As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,308.. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the Ki
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,846. [1] Enid is the county seat and largest city within Garfield County. [2] The county is named after President James A. Garfield. [3] Garfield County comprises the Enid, OK metropolitan statistical area. [4]
Enid: Encompasses the original 1893 town plat and portions of the Jonesville and Weatherly additions; includes the county courthouse, First National Bank, Broadway Tower, and Enid Masonic Temple. [13] A boundary increase was approved on July 15, 2019. 15: Enid High School Observatory: Enid High School Observatory: March 15, 2018 : 611 W. Wabash ...
The Enid Terminal Grain Elevators Historic District is located in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2009. [1] The district consists of concrete grain elevators located between North 10th, North 16th, North Van Buren, and Willow Streets which have dotted the Enid skyline since the 1920s.
The two highways enter the county seat of Garfield County, the city of Enid, along Owen K. Garriott Road, named in honor of the astronaut. [8] In downtown Enid, the routes intersect US-81; US-60 breaks away from US-412 to turn north along US-81, while US-412 continues east along Garriott Road. On the east side of Enid, US-412 reunites with US ...
The Enid Downtown Historic District is located in Enid, Oklahoma and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2007. In 2019 the district was expanded from 7 blocks to 21. [ 2 ] The district includes the original downtown plat from 1893, part of the Jonesville addition plat from 1898, and part of the Weatherly addition plat from ...
Enid's post office used to be where the public library is located now, and Enid's public library was a Carnegie building located at 402 North Independence. [3]) On January 29, 1931, a fire broke out in the jail and spread to the roof, then quickly spread to the rest of the building. All prisoners were safely evacuated, and county records were ...
The Rock Island Railway built rail lines through Oklahoma Territory prior to the Land Run of 1893. Skeleton Station was constructed in 1889. That same year, M.A. Low, upon a visit to the station, renamed the location Enid. [2] When the Department of Interior moved the town site, this area became known as North Enid or Northington. [1]