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Norman (population 110,925) is a city within the state of Oklahoma. Part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and the county seat of Cleveland County, the city is 30 km south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is the third-biggest city within the state of Oklahoma.

Money Magazine named the city of Norman as the country's 6th best small city. It is the center of employment and business within the county

It was during the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889 that Norman was established. Two years later, Norman was incorporated. The biggest university in the state is situated within the city of Norman, which has helped to develop Norman's technological and scientific research industries. The University of Oklahoma has a student population of around 30,000, and a labor force of practically 11,000. The research programs of the campus contributed over $277 million to the economy during 2009.

The central Oklahoma area became part of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in the year 1803. The United States Government relocated the Creek Nation in the region now referred to as Norman during 1832-1833. Creek Nation was among five Native American tribes that the US officially recognized via treaty. Prior to the American Civil War the government of the US started relocating the tribes to the state of Oklahoma.

The National Weather Center location is within Norman in addition to numerous climate-and-weather-related organizations. The NWC is part of a collaborative effort between the University of Oklahoma and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Norman is a prime site for a planned National Weather Museum. The academic and public weather research activities within Norman have drawn some private meteorological companies, like Weathernews Americas, Inc., Vieux and Associates, Inc., WeatherBank, Inc., Computational Geosciences, Inc. and Weather Decision Technologies

Numerous other public and private scientific ventures are situated in Norman. The renewable energy sector comprises the Oklahoma Renewable Energy Council and the Oklahoma Geological Survey. Bergey Windpower supplies small wind turbines and SouthWest NanoTechnologies manufactures carbon nanotubes.

Other businesses which contribute to the local economy consists of the Norman Regional Health System, Norman Public Schools and Griffin Memorial Hospital. Significant companies consist of Hitachi, AT&T, Astellas Pharma Technologies, Albon Engineering, RiskMetrics Group, Xyant Technology, SITEL, Sysco Corporation and Office Max National Sales Center.