Stilwell, Oklahoma Stilwell, Oklahoma Location inside Adair County and the state of Oklahoma Location inside Adair County and the state of Oklahoma State Oklahoma Stilwell is a town/city and governmental center of county of Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The populace was 3,949 at the 2010, an increase of 20.5 percent from 3,276 at the 2000 census. In 1949, the Oklahoma governor and council proclaimed Stilwell as the "Strawberry Capital of the World." Stilwell also serves as a gateway to Lake Tenkiller and the former Adair State Park. The town was titled after Arthur Stilwell, noted philanthropist and founder of the Kansas City Southern Railway. It was assembled because of the assembly of the barns , and was incorporated on January 2, 1897. As early as 1901, Stilwell and Westville vied for the part of county seat.
When Adair County was formed in 1907, Westville was identified as the county seat, due partly to its locale at the intersection of two primary barns s: the Kansas City Southern Railway and the St.
Louis San Francisco Railway. After three intensely contested elections, however, Oklahoma governor Charles Haskell proclaimed Stilwell as the governmental center of county on May 6, 1910. During the Great Depression and World War II, strawberries became a primary crop in Adair County.
In 1949, the state governor and council proclaimed Stilwell as "Strawberry Capital of the World." The former Adair State Park in Stilwell has been taken over by Adair County, after the State of Oklahoma announced in 2011 that it would close the park permanently as part of a budget cutting move. Stilwell is positioned at 35 48 55 N 94 37 53 W (35.815234, -94.631359). It is 8 miles (13 km) west of the Arkansas state line and 23 miles (37 km) east of Talequah, Oklahoma.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.63%) is water.
At 48.57% Cherokee, Stilwell is the most Cherokee improve in the United States.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $18,555, and the median income for a family was $24,673.
On June 5, 2015, 24/7 Wall Street listed Stilwell as the town having the poorest economy in Oklahoma.
Poverty line, compared to the nationwide rate of 11.3 percent and the state rate of 16.5 percent.
The median income for inhabitants was $24,452 or 54 percent of the median income in the state of $45,339 . Stilwell has a mayor-council form of government, with five members on the town/city council.
Health services include the Cherokee Nation Wilma Mankiller Health Clinic (supported by he Cherokee Nation, Memorial Hospital, a several home community care agencies, the Oklahoma Department of Public Health, and the Stilwell Nursing Home. Sam Claphan, Cherokee, former football player Oklahoma Sooners and NFL San Diego Chargers.
Enumeration - Viewer:Stilwell, Oklahoma Population Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
A History of the State of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Almanac Online (PDF).
Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
"All Seven Oklahoma State Parks Slated For Closure To Remain Open." United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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