Stilwell
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city in Oklahoma, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Adair
- Named after
- Arthur Stilwell (Stilwell) / Strawberries (ᏍᏗᎳᏪᎵ)
- Type
- Mayor and council
- Mayor
- Jean Ann Wright
- Total
- 3.46 sq mi (8.95 km )
- Land
- 3.43 sq mi (8.89 km )
- Water
- 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft (330 m)
- Density
- 1,077.7/sq mi (416.12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 539/918
- Fips code
- 40-70350
- Per capita income
- $12,872 per year
- Adult poverty rate
- 37.2%
- Child poverty rate
- 49.0%
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Stilwell
- Population
- 3700
- Area
- 8.412843
- Elevation
- 332
- Official website
- www.cityofstilwell.com
- Image
- Stilwell Oklahoma train depot.jpg
- Households
- 1458
- Dialing code
- 918
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- Commons category
- Stilwell, Oklahoma
- inception
- 1897-00-00
- P8168
- R50
- water as percent of area
- 0.7106
- per capita income
- 12505
- postal code
- 74960
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Article
Stilwell / ᏍᏗᎳᏪᎵ is a city located in the sovereign territory of the Cherokee Nation. It is the county seat of Adair County, and is home to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The population was 3,700 as of the 2020 U.S. census, a decline of 6.7 percent from the 3,949 population recorded in 2010. The Oklahoma governor and legislature proclaimed Stilwell as the "Strawberry Capital of the World" in 1949, but the role of strawberries in the local economy has diminished since then. Today, residents of Stilwell are among the poorest and most impoverished in the United States. Stilwell also serves as a gateway to Lake Tenkiller and Adair Park, formerly called Adair State Park before it was defunded.
History