Arcadia

History

Arcadia was established soon after the Land Rush of 1889 and drew both white and African American cotton farmers, who named the land after the Greek town of Arcadia. A post office was established in 1890. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad constructed a line in 1902-3 from Bartlesville to Oklahoma City, passing immediately south of Arcadia. The town thrived as an agricultural community in the early 20th century. Located near the Deep Fork River, the soil was well suited to producing cotton. The local newspaper, the Arcadia Star, claimed Arcadia had a population of 800 in 1904. However, the U.S. census of 1900 counted only 706 in Deep Fork Township, which included Arcadia. The census at statehood in 1907 registered 994 persons in Arcadia. In June 1924, fire destroyed most of the business district. One building, Tulon's Drugstore, survived and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Voters resisted incorporation attempts in the 1930s and again in 1980. Sentiment changed after Edmond, Oklahoma attempted to annex the community in 1984-85, and Arcadia finally incorporated in 1987.

Geography

Arcadia is located approximately northeast of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• MEMORIAL HS
  High · Edmond · 2,605 students · 21.4:1 ratio
• NORTH HS
  High · Edmond · 2,555 students · 22.2:1 ratio
• SEQUOYAH MS
  Middle · Edmond · 1,006 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• CENTRAL MS
  Middle · Edmond · 980 students · 19.2:1 ratio
• HERITAGE ES
  Elementary · EDMOND · 867 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• CIMARRON MS
  Middle · Edmond · 866 students · 18.8:1 ratio
• CHISHOLM ES
  Elementary · Edmond · 864 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• CHEYENNE MS
  Middle · Edmond · 851 students · 16.7:1 ratio