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1966 Enid Tornado, 1966
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H. H. Champlin House
The H.H. Champlin House is a two-and-one half-story sandstone building designed in the Tudor Revival style. The house, completed in 1939, is located at 612 S. Tyler in Enid, Oklahoma.
About Enid
City in Oklahoma, United StatesEnid ( EE-nid) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. In 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 King. In 1991, the Oklahoma state legislature designated Enid the "purple martin capital of Oklahoma." Enid holds the nickname of "Queen Wheat City" and "Wheat Capital" of Oklahoma and the United States for its immense grain storage capacity, and has the third-largest grain storage capacity in the world.
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Housing in Enid
The typical Enid home is worth about $137,000, up 3.2% in a year, 39% below the Oklahoma typical home.
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Safety in Enid
Safety Grade D
Enid reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
Work & commute in Enid
Full picture →57% of Enid’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (10%), Tulsa (3%) and Stillwater (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Health in Enid
Health Grade C
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Oklahoma
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 31 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Enid
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Enid
Full climate →Enid has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Enid
All Enid schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Enid’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.
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