Enid, Oklahoma!

Enid, Oklahoma:  Why I Love It & An Introduction
 

Enid Links:  News, Municipal, Residents
 

ENID:  WHY I LOVE IT!

I know, I know...you're thinking, "What the...why on earth would anyone care about
Enid, Oklahoma, let alone want to LIVE there??"

Trust me...it's not what you think.  Enid is a great little town - the key words are "great" and "little."
The population hovers around 45,000 people, and there are only about 50,000 in the whole county.
You see - not enough many people to cause traffic jams or hugs crowds at the mall
(YES, Enid has a mall).

Enid has a cute town square, bordered by the Post Office, a great library, many small shops, a
well-manicured park, and some nice small restaurants.  The aforementioned mall is surprisingly large for
such a small community; I've been to towns nearly three times the size of Enid that don't have a comparable
mall.  The reason:  people from all over NW Oklahoma and southern Kansas come to Enid for shopping!  Contemporary music & books?  No problem - there is a Hasting's in Enid.  And wouldja believe that
Enid even has an Old Navy?!

Enid has two hospitals, fully staffed & equipped to handle most medical care that a person needs.
There are physical therapists, OB/GYN, and all the usual stuff.  Radiology, nursing homes, senior center,
you name it.  Enid also has some alternative/complementary medicine stores.

Dining?  No problem - there are the usual fast food and chains here, notably Applebee's and (hooray!)
Chili's!  There are some locally-owned restaurants, too, including some honest-to-goodness drugstore
diner-types, which I didn't realize still existed outside of Archie comics and "Leave It To Beaver."
And, yes, the mall has a food court.

Fun stuff?  Again, no problem.  There is a very active community theater/dinner theater, a waterpark,
a roller-rink, movie theaters, a "discovery" science museum combined with a large "Lincoln-Log" inspired park, several large recreational parks, golf courses and a country club.

Education - of course.  You can get all the credit you want - Enid hosts two college campuses
(NOC, NWOSU) and one vocation-technology campus.

And, as much as I hate sports, I have to put in a plug for the Oklahoma Storm, Enid's
minor-league pro basketball team.

And if you just have to experience "big city" life, or feel some desperate need to be stuck in traffic,
you only have to drive 70 minutes to get to Oklahoma City, which is truly a metropolitan area and
offers anything (product/service/etc) that you might need to see or do.  It's a nice drive, too, with
almost no traffic (until you get to the city).  And contrary to what you might have heard, OKC is a
wonderful city, too.  The entire metro area boasts nearly one million people, so of course it has
EVERY major convenience of a city.

There is also a small airport (all flights depart from Gate #1) in case you need to jet.
Regular, daily service available.

And the sky...one of the BEST features.  When you look up in the sky, you will likely see one of
two things:  crisp, clear, crystal blue sky that seems to stretch for miles, or twirling, beautiful,
bubbling storm clouds.  Either way, it's magical.  If you've never seen storm clouds in Oklahoma,
then you just haven't seen storm clouds.  They entrance you - truly majestic.

It's safe.  It's tranquil.  It's relaxing.  It's Enid.

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Some Enid Links
 

Tom's Page (good buddy who lives in Enid)
Enid News & Eagle (newspaper)
EnidOK - Great source for business-specific info
Enid - General links & information
City of Enid - Municipal page

MORE LINKS ON THE WAY!
 

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