Stillwater, Oklahoma

Stillwater, Oklahoma
Downtown Stillwater (2009)
Downtown Stillwater (2009)
Nickname: 
Stilly
Motto: 
Still Pioneering
Location within Payne County and Oklahoma
Location within Payne County and Oklahoma
Stillwater is located in Oklahoma
Stillwater
Stillwater
Location within Oklahoma
Stillwater is located in the United States
Stillwater
Stillwater
Stillwater (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°06′58″N 97°03′32″W / 36.116°N 97.059°W / 36.116; -97.059
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPayne
Incorporated1884
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorWill Joyce[1]
Area
 • Total30.30 sq mi (78.49 km2)
 • Land29.79 sq mi (77.15 km2)
 • Water0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2)
Elevation948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total48,394
 • Density1,624.50/sq mi (627.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
74074–74078
Area code405/572
FIPS code40-70300[4]
GNIS ID2411982[3]
Websitestillwater.org

Stillwater is the tenth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma. It is located in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. Route 177 and State Highway 51. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 48,394. The Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 78,399 according to the 2012 census estimate. Stillwater was part of the first Oklahoma Land Run held on April 22, 1889, when the Unassigned Lands were opened for settlement and became the core of the new Oklahoma Territory. The city charter was adopted on August 24, 1889,[5] and operates under a council-manager government system.

Stillwater has a diverse economy with a foundation in aerospace, agribusiness, biotechnology, optoelectronics, printing and publishing, and software and standard manufacturing. Stillwater is home to the main campus of Oklahoma State University (the city's largest employer) as well as Northern Oklahoma College – Stillwater, Meridian Technology Center, and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. The city is also home to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.

  1. ^ https://stillwaterok.gov/441/Mayor-Will-Joyce Archived September 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine Mayor Will Joyce. Retrieved October 6th, 2023
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Bob L. Blackburn, " Unassigned Lands," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved August 4, 2013". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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