Guide to Stillwater Minnesota

Stillwater (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2008
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

10,191

12,290

13,882

15,143

17,953

1,261

9.08

Land Area (sq. mile)

2.90

4.74

5.39

6.47

1.08

20.06

Density (persons per sq. mile)

3,514.1

2,592.8

2,575.5

2,340.0

-235.56

-9.15

Housing Units

3,115

4,279

5,105

5,926

821

16.08

Households

4,065

4,982

5,797

7,096

815

16.36

Persons Per Household

2.95

2.71

2.55

2.46

-0.16

-5.93

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.

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