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Stillwater (Pawnee: ''Kiicawiʾuusiʾit, Kstiíriwara'') is a city in north central Oklahoma at the intersection of US-177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2012, the city population was estimated to be 46,560, making it the tenth largest city in Oklahoma. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical Area which had a population of 78,399 according to the 2012 census estimate. Stillwater was part of the first Oklahoma Land Run held April 22, 1889, when the Unassigned Lands were opened for settlement and became the core of the new Oklahoma Territory. The city charter was adopted on August 24 later that year.〔[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=UN001 Bob L. Blackburn, " Unassigned Lands," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Accessed August 4, 2013〕 Stillwater is home to Oklahoma State University, a branch of Northern Oklahoma College, Meridian Technology Center, and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Stillwater has a diverse economy with a foundation in aerospace, agribusiness, biotechnology, optoelectronics, printing and publishing, and software and standard manufacturing. The city operates under a council-mayor government system. The city's largest employer is Oklahoma State University. It was one of the 100 top places to live in 2010, according to CNN Money Magazine.〔[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2010/snapshots/PL4070300.html Best Places to Live: Money's List of America's Best Small Cities], CNN Money Magazine, August 2010. (accessed August 1, 2013)〕 Stillwater is located in the area popularly known as "Tornado Alley". It has a humid subtropical climate and the highest recorded temperature was 115 °F on August 11, 1936 (46 °C).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historical Stillwater Weather )〕 The city is home to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum and the Oklahoma State Cowboys , as well as the Cowboys and Cowgirls of other major collegiate sports. ==History== The north-central region of Oklahoma became part of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1832, author and traveler author=Thoburn, Joseph B. Stillwater grew. By statehood in 1907, downtown Stillwater was home to more than 50 buildings including several banks, churches, grocery stores, hotels, and department stores. The first newspaper was the Stillwater Gazette; telephone and gas service arrived in 1899; and the Eastern Oklahoma Railroad arrived in 1900. The population was less than 500 in 1900.〔Newsom, p. 83〕 The population in 1917 was 3,000 and by World War II it had grown to more than 10,000. During the war, town leaders’ aim was to convert Oklahoma A&M into a war training center. They succeeded in creating 12 training units that involved bringing nearly 40,000 service men and women to Stillwater. The WAVES (Women's Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) was the largest with 10,000 participants. Quonset huts were dotted across town and barracks occupied the site where Stillwater Medical Center and the CareerTech headquarters are now. This vast operation tided the city through the war and served as a base for a healthy economy in the postwar period.〔Newsom, p. 162〕 In 1952, the Industrial Foundation was established and its trustees worked to bring new industry to town: Moore Plant in 1966, Mercury Marine in 1973, National Standard plant in 1988, World Color Press in 1974 and Armstrong World Industries, Inc. in 1988. The census of 2000, the population was 39,065; however, the population was adjusted to 46,156 in 2009.〔Newsom, p. 192〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stillwater, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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