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Norman is an ever-changing city of more than 100,000 residents. Located in the heart of the state, it has grown to become the third largest city in Oklahoma. Despite its continuous growth, it has maintained the spirit and serenity of a small, close-knit community. Since the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, Norman has grown into a popular and smart city. The spirit of Norman and its citizens is unwavering and uncompromising. While other towns were clamoring to become the state capital, Norman residents wanted to have the first state university. When the first OU president got off the train and saw a prairie, he saw opportunity. As home to the state’s premier educational institution, Norman boasts an excellent quality of life and is a city that thrives on and celebrates the diversity of its community. Legendary University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer called Norman “a university town with a championship spirit.”
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area has a population of more than one million people. OKC is the largest city in the state and one of the 25 largest cities in the United States.
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Norman is the third largest city in the state with more than N 100,000 residents. Despite its growth, the city nurtures and 1 maintains its small, college town atmosphere. m
Located just 18 miles north of Norman, the state’s capital, L Oklahoma City, offers all the trappings of a large metropolitan O aarea within an easy drive.
The average annual temperature in Norman. The area enjoys a Th ttemperate climate and four distinct seasons with a warm spring aand fall and mild winters.
Due to its central location, Norman is a quick 196-mile drive D ffrom Dallas. Roughly 20 percent of OU’s students are from Texas and choose to come north. T