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Stillwater
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city in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Payne
- Type
- Council-manager
- Mayor
- Will Joyce
- Total
- 30.31 sq mi (78.49 km )
- Land
- 29.79 sq mi (77.15 km )
- Water
- 0.51 sq mi (1.33 km )
- Elevation
- 948 ft (289 m)
- Density
- 1,624.5/sq mi (627.23/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 74074–74078
- Area code
- 405/572
- Fips code
- 40-70300
- Website
- stillwaterok.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Stillwater
- Population
- 48394
- Area
- 1.332363
- Elevation
- 300
- Official website
- www.stillwater.org
- Image
- Angie Debo statue by Phyllis Mantik.jpg
- Households
- 19741
- Dialing code
- 405
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- Commons category
- Stillwater, Oklahoma
- postal code
- 74078
- inception
- 1884-01-01
- P8168
- Shane West
- P12749
- Takuya Tasso
- water as percent of area
- 1.5847
- per capita income
- 23644
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Article
Stillwater is the tenth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and the county seat of Payne County. 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, and the city 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.