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Welcome to Stillwater ...

The city of Stillwater is located in Payne County<1> (at the time of its founding, Stillwater was located in Oklahoma Territory) and is the County Seat for Payne County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Stillwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stillwater has a population of 50,223 people<2> (see below for details).

Stillwater is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stillwater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP codes for Stillwater: 74074-74078<4>

Websites for Stillwater ...

Official Website: www.stillwater.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stillwater had an population of 50,223 people. This is an increase of 9.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stillwater had a population of 45,688 people (which is 59.07% of the total population of Payne County). This makes Stillwater the county's most populous community.

The population of Stillwater represents 1.22% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45,688 people, the population of Stillwater increased 16.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 39,065 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stillwater.

Communities Also Named Stillwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Stillwater - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (6), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stillwater.

Communities near Stillwater ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stillwater.

  • Cushing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Langston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Payne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <5>
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
  • Glencoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tryon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>
  • Ripley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Payne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
  • Coyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stillwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stillwater.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stillwater. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stillwater.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stillwater. Our list includes 31 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stillwater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stillwater ...

Looking for more information about Stillwater? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stillwater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stillwater.

Adding Stillwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stillwater in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stillwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stillwater post office opened in 1889.

We also found Stillwater in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stillwater.

The official website for Stillwater: www.stillwater.org/

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Payne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stillwater.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stillwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Stillwater). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stillwater or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Stillwater includes: 74074, 74075, 74076, 74077 & 74078.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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