Tag: El Reno
El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state. A part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area, El Reno is 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Oklahoma City. The population was 16,729 at the 2010 census.
El Reno is a historic community with many historic buildings, is the county seat of Canadian County, and the only city in Oklahoma to have a streetcar in operation in the downtown area. At one time it possessed a terminal and repair facility for the CRI&P; (Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, or “Rock Island”) railroad, which employed a large number of people. The CRI&P; went bankrupt in 1975.
El Reno is located in the United States at the interchange of I-40 and U.S. Route 81. Redlands Community College is located in El Reno as is Canadian Valley Technology Center, which opened in 1970 and is directly on famed Route 66 (about three miles (5 Rkm) east of the city). El Reno is also home to a Federal Prison.
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