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Official seal of Stillwater, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Stillwaterwithin Washington County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Stillwater Stillwater is a town/city in Washington County, Minnesota athwart the St.

The populace was 18,225 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat. Stillwater is part of the Twin Cities Metro Area.

6.1 Movies filmed entirely or partially in Stillwater According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.98 square miles (20.67 km2); 6.96 square miles (18.03 km2) is territory and 1.02 square miles (2.64 km2) is water. State Highways 36, 95, and 96 are three of the community's chief routes.

Stillwater receives an average annual snow flurry of 42 inches (1,100 mm).

Stillwater was officially incorporated as a town/city on March 4, 1854 (the same day as St.

Stillwater is often referred to as the place of birth of Minnesota. In 1848, a territorial convention that began the process of establishing Minnesota as a state was held in Stillwater, at the corner of Myrtle and Main Streets.

As more evidence of Stillwater's importance at the time, the convention chose three dominant Minnesota metros/cities as locations for three meaningful enhance establishments: Minneapolis got the University of Minnesota, Saint Paul became the capital, and Stillwater chose to be the site of the territory's first prison, primarily because of the access to no-charge prisoner workforce it would provide.

Croix Boom Site two miles upstream of Stillwater, and processed in Stillwater's many sawmills.

Stillwater sent men of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Company B and the 8th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment Company C to fight amid the American Civil War. Stillwater is a prominent day trip for tourists from the Twin Cities, who appreciate the historic downtown's used bookstores, antique shops, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, historical sites and the scenic St.

In recent decades, there has been a good deal of new housing evolution on the city's outskirts, and a substantial populace commutes daily to the Twin Cities.

There were 7,075 homeholds, of which 35.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families.

26.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,143 citizens , 5,797 homeholds, and 4,115 families residing in the city.

There were 5,797 homeholds, out of which 36.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families.

In the city, the populace 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.

Stillwater Lift Bridge In The Mighty Ducks films, one of the two "bash brothers", Fulton Reed (played by Elden Henson), is from Stillwater.

Much of the story takes place in Stillwater.

The entirety of the film The Unearthing takes place in Stillwater and the story revolves around a small-town ghost legend.

In Fargo, Stillwater is mentioned, referring specifically to the prison.

Representative 2007-15, lived in Stillwater Clark, director and Oscar-nominated film editor, was born in Stillwater Nate Dwyer, NFL linebacker, was born in Stillwater Chris Engler, NBA player, was born in Stillwater Todd Kalis, NFL guard, was born in Stillwater Jessica Lange, actress, resided in Stillwater Denis Mc - Donough, White House Chief of Staff, was born in Stillwater Bob Nelson, NFL linebacker, was born in Stillwater Glen Perkins, pitcher for Minnesota Twins, was born in Stillwater Sam Shepard, playwright and actor, resided in Stillwater Gardner Sullivan, screenwriter and producer, was born in Stillwater La - Vyrle Spencer, a New York Times bestselling author, lived in Stillwater Alpheus Beede Stickney, a famous barns builder, lived in Stillwater, born in Maine Cole Younger, a famous criminal, spent time in the Stillwater prison.

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