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From the front porch in Norman, OK!

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Real Estate Agent with Metro Brokers of Oklahoma

With a population just over 100,000, Norman is the third largest city in Oklahoma.  The 2000 census reported 38,834 households, and 22,562 families residing in the city.  It is located just twenty miles south of Oklahoma City on I-35.   Named after Abner E. Norman, a US land office surveyor for the Indian Territory, Norman was  platted by the railroad, prior to the famous land run of 1889.   But April 22, 1889, the population sprang up as the run of settlers came to claim a home in the Unassigned Lands in Indian Territory.

Today Norman is home to the University of Oklahoma.  It is a city with a real "down home" feeling.  With the median price for housing in the mid 120's, Norman is not only affordable, but desirable. New home construction is thriving and the real estate market is stable overall. Major employers include: the University, Norman Regional Hospital, Norman Public Schools,York International, City of Norman, ClientLogic, US Postal Training Center, Boise Cascade/Office Max, Griffin Memorial, Moore Norman Technology, NOAA, SYSCO Food, Hitachi Computer and SBC.

In 2006, Money Magazine ranked Norman as the 40th best place to live.

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