Norman, Oklahoma, United States

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Norman, Oklahoma, United States is a university city in central Oklahoma best known as the home of the University of Oklahoma and a center for education and research.

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instanceOf city
areaCode 405
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
countrySubdivision State of Oklahoma
county Cleveland County, Oklahoma
currency United States dollar
demographicsCharacteristic university student population
distanceTo approximately 20 miles south of Oklahoma City
economicSector higher education
research and development
elevation approximately 1170 feet
approximately 357 meters
foundingDate 1889
governingBody Norman City Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasEvent Medieval Fair of Norman
Norman Music Festival
hasMuseum Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
hasResearchFacility NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
National Weather Center
Storm Prediction Center
hasSportsTeam Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Oklahoma Sooners basketball
Oklahoma Sooners football
hasUniversity University of Oklahoma
incorporationDate 1891
isCollegeTown true
isUniversityCity true
knownFor University of Oklahoma
education
research
language English
locatedIn central Oklahoma
locatedOn Interstate 35 NERFINISHED
majorInstitution University of Oklahoma Norman campus
namedAfter Abner Norman
partOf Oklahoma City metropolitan area
postalCodeType ZIP Code
region Great Plains
role county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma
sportsVenue Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Lloyd Noble Center
state Oklahoma
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
transportInfrastructure Max Westheimer Airport


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