Bethany, Oklahoma Bethany, Oklahoma Location in Oklahoma County and the state of Oklahoma.
Location in Oklahoma County and the state of Oklahoma.
Website City of Bethany Bethany is a town/city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City urbane area.
The populace was 19,051 at the 2010 census, a diminish of 6.2 percent from 20,307 in 2000. The improve was established in 1909 by followers of the Church of the Nazarene from Oklahoma City.
Bethany was established July 28, 1909 as a improve where members of the Church of the Nazarene could express their theological beliefs without interference by non-members.
The town was titled after the biblical place of Bethany. The improve quickly established the Oklahoma Holiness College (now Southern Nazarene University, SNU).
The blue laws have been relaxed since Bethany reorganized as a first class town/city in 1931.
An F4 tornado nearly wiped out Bethany on November 19, 1930, killing 23 citizens and destroying 652 buildings. It is one of only three documented violent November tornadoes in Oklahoma since 1900. Recovery from the storm was slow until the outbreak of World War II, when the town/city began developing as a bedroom improve for Oklahoma City. The town/city is in the central part of Oklahoma County, about 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Oklahoma City, and is bounded by Warr Acres on the east and by Lake Overholtzer and Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge on the west. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.2 square miles (13 km2), all land.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,073, and the median income for a family was $43,905.
The town/city manager, town/city attorney, and municipal judge are appointed by the council.
Bethany is represented in the Oklahoma Senate by David Holt.
The biggest employers in the region include: Southwestern Christian University, Wiley Post Airport, Deaconess Hospital at Bethany, the Children's Center, and Bethany enhance schools.
Both Bethany School District, and the Putnam City School District provided educational needs to people inside its precinct borders.
The chief educational providers for elementary-aged students include the Southern Nazarene University School for Children on the ground of Calvary Church of the Nazarene, about 1 mile south of Southern Nazarene University, as well as Bethany Earl Harris Elementary.
Bethany Middle School and Western Oaks Junior High School respond to those in 6th to 8th grade.
Bethany High School, home of the Bronchos (sic), is the school for grades 9 12.
Putnam City schools positioned inside Bethany include: Apollo Elementary, Lake Park Elementary, Overholser Elementary, Western Oaks Elementary, and Western Oaks Middle School.
The superintendent for Bethany Public Schools is Dr.
Kent Shellenberger. The website for Bethany Public Schools is https://bethanyschools.com/.
The superintendent for Putnam City Schools is Dr.
The website for Putnam City Schools is https://putnamcityschools.org/.
Bethany is home to two universities.
Bethany is also home to Southwestern Christian University.
The Bethany parks and recreation fitness includes many small neighborhood parks, and four large parks, Eldon Lyon Park, Mc - Farland Park, Ripper Park, and Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge.
Eldon Lyon Park is the venue for the Bethany Family Fun Festival, an all-day event, and fireworks each Fourth of July.
1943), American biochemist and astronaut, raised in Bethany and graduated from Bethany High School.
"Bethany," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society.
"Oklahoma: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Bethany Public Schools".
Bethany Public Schools.
Putnam City Schools.
City of Bethany Official Website Municipalities of the Greater Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area Municipalities and communities of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
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Oklahoma City urbane region - Cities in Oklahoma - Cities in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Populated places established in 1909
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