1837History
government tried to arrange for their settlement in Native American lands, and on July 29 and September 29, 1837, it signed treaties with the local Ojibwe and Dakota nations to ...
1843Architecture
== Name ==
The name "Stillwater" was proposed in 1843 by John McKusick, who built the settlement's first sawmill.
1848History
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.
1849Culture
Originally part of the Wisconsin Territory, Minnesota officially became a separate territory in 1849 and, after population increases, a state in 1858.
1853Crime
The Minnesota Territorial Prison (later Minnesota State Prison) was opened in 1853.
1854Civil Rights
Stillwater was officially incorporated as a city on March 4, 1854 (the same day as Saint Paul).
1860Sports
Steamboats were used most widely on the river from 1860 to 1890.
1920History
2,774 (27.2%)
African American: 56 (0.49%)
Chinese, Japanese, or Indian: 5 (0.05%)
Total: 10,199
==== 1920 ====
White: 10,137 (99.95%)
Born in U.S.
1921History
On October 18, 1921, Charles Strite invented the automatic pop-up bread toaster in Stillwater.
1923Government
In 1923, Nelson's Ice Cream parlor was established.
1926Economy
By 1926, the Toastmaster Company began to market the first household toaster using a redesigned version of Strite's invention.
1931Architecture
In 1931, construction of the Stillwater lift bridge over the St.
1991Culture
Stillwater was described as the Minnesota headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan in 1991, and has been identified as a "probable" former sundown town.
1996Government
In 1996 the city of Stillwater entered into an agreement with Stillwater Township to annex land.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,225 people, 7,075 households, and 4,885 families living in the city.
2015Government
In 2015 the Stillwater city council approved the annexing the last of the land covered by the agreement.
2016History
According to the American Community Survey estimates for 2016–2020, the median income for a household in the city was $91,947, and the median income for a family was $109,151.
2017Culture
It was part of Minnesota State Highway 36 until 2017, when it closed to vehicle traffic.
2020Culture
In 2020 it became part of a five-mile trail loop running through Stillwater and Houlton, Wisconsin.