Guide to Stillwater Minnesota

Stillwater (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

10,191

12,290

13,882

15,143

18,225

+3,082

+20.35

Land Area (sq. mile)

2.90

4.74

5.39

6.47

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

3,514.1

2,592.8

2,575.5

2,340.0

2,816.8

+476.85

+20.35

Housing Units

3,115

4,279

5,105

5,926

7,576

+1,650

+27.84

Households

4,065

4,982

5,797

7,075

+1,278

+22.05

Persons Per Household

2.95

2.71

2.55

2.58

+0.03

+1.18

Stillwater is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, directly across the St. Croix River from the state of Wisconsin. State Highways 36, 95, and 96 are three of the main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), of which, 6.5 square miles (16.8 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (11.37%) is water. The elevation is 696 ft (212 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,143 people, 5,797 households, and 4,115 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,340.0 people per square mile (903.7/km²). There were 5,926 housing units at an average density of 915.7/sq mi (353.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.52% White, 0.32% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 5,797 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $57,154, and the median income for a family was $72,188. Males had a median income of $49,158 versus $33,680 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,163. About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

STILLWATER, the county seat, was founded in 1843, and on October 26 of that year its name, "proposed by John McKusick, was adopted. This name was suggested by the stillness of the water in the lake, the anomaly of building a mill beside still water, and by fond recollections of Stillwater, Maine" (History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley, p. 500). The city was incorporated on the same date as St. Paul, March 4, 1854, and the township was organized in May 1858. The earliest settlement here was by Joseph R. Brown, 1838-41, platting a townsite that he named Dahkotah on the north part of the present city area. The city was the county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory, and continued as the county seat when the name was changed to Still Water, the post office name when it was established in 1846, with Elam Greeley as the first postmaster; the post office was transferred to Minnesota Territory in 1849, and Stillwater became the county seat of Washington County, the oldest county seat in the present state boundaries. Section 4 of Baytown Township was platted as an addition to Stillwater in 1856.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

	Stillwater (Images of America)
	Stillwater is located 20 miles east of St. Paul on the banks of the scenic St. Croix River and the Wisconsin border. Settled in 1843, Stillwater became the center of the lumber industry in the upper Midwest for the next 75 years. During the late 1880s and early 1890s, more logs passed down the St. Croix River than any other place in the world, and the lumber produced in Stillwater was used to build the central part of the United States. One of the first institutions authorized by the Territory of Minnesota, the prison, was located in Stillwater. Three of the most notorious convicts were the Younger brothers--Cole, Jim, and Bob--who, along with Frank and Jesse James, tried to rob the bank in Northfield in 1876. The Jameses eluded capture, but the Youngers served 25 years behind the stone walls of the Stillwater Prison.
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Government:

Stillwater City Hall 216 N Fourth Street Stillwater, MN 55082 Phone: (651) 430-8800 Fax: (651) 430-8809 Regular Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm City Council Meetings: 1st and 3td Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address	Phone
Mayor	12/31/2022	Ted Kozlowski 1207 3rd Street N Stillwater, MN 55082	(651) 300-4993
City Administrator	appointed	Tom McCarty 216 N Fourth Street Stillwater, MN 55082	(651) 430-8800
Council Member - Ward 1	12/31/2022	Ryan Collins 1467 Benson Boulevard Stillwater, MN 55082	(651) 246-8264
Council Member - Ward 2	12/31/2024	David Junker 501 Main Street N Stillwater, MN 55082	(651) 755-3644
Council Member - Ward 3	12/31/2024	Larry Odebrecht 3316 Millbrook Circle Stillwater, MN 55082	(651) 200-1515 (651) 356-8763
Council Member - Ward 4	12/31/2022	Mike Polehna 11 Northland Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082	(651) 303-7569 (651) 439-8952

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