STILLWATER

city, seat (1907) of Payne County, north central Oklahoma, U.S. It was first recorded in 1884 as a colony of boomers (illegal homesteaders from Kansas) on Still Water Creek, near its confluence with the Cimarron River. A permanent settlement was begun in April 1889 in the first great Oklahoma land run. Growth was stimulated by the establishment there in 1891 of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, rechartered as Oklahoma State University in 1957. The university continues to dominate the city's economic and social development. Local resources include cattle, wheat, and gas. Nearby, Lake Carl Blackwell (3,200 ac [1,300 ha]) is the focus of the Central Oklahoma Land Utilization Project. Inc. village, 1890; town, 1891; city, 1895. Pop. (1990) 36,676. city, seat (1840) of Washington County, eastern Minnesota, U.S., on the St. Croix River, at the head of Lake St. Croix, 20 mi (32 km) northeast of St. Paul. Founded in 1839 (in Wisconsin Territory) as a logging town, it was the scene of a convention (Aug. 26, 1848) that undertook the organization of Minnesota Territory and was the first townsite of the state. The Minnesota State Prison was established there in 1851. Principal industries are dairy processing, shoemaking, and the manufacture of ventilating fans. A fossilized face of sandstone is exposed nearby along the St. Croix. Inc. town, 1844; city, 1854. Pop. (1990) 13,882.