Stillwater, Oklahoma Safety Council report, 1953 Page: 4 of 105
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•INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT STILLWATER
58.81
LAKE CARL BLACKWELL
From Stillwater To:
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON STILLWATER, WRITE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE P.O. BOX 112, STILLWATER, OKLA.
$ 3.00 up per day
$18.00 up per week
$14.96
, 15.40
28.45
.40 miles
.67 miles
.72 miles
.65 mile s
,269 miles
,332 mi les
125 miles
Ponca City,
Okla. City,
Tulsa.....
Enid .....
Dallas....,
Amarillo.•,
Wichita...
Population of Stillwater, in the city limits, is
20,239 (1950 census).
Population of Stillwater and environments approxi-
mately 28,000.
Population of primary trading area approximately
60,000.
Municipal airport (1560 acres) with concrete run-
ways 5,000 feet long and 150 feet wide.
Electric power generated by $1,500,000 municipal
power plant...one of lowest rates in state..as
low as 1.2/ per kw.
Taxes..Major portion of cost of city government
and bond retirement paid from earnings of
water and light plant.
City of Stillwater
Payne County tax..
School District 16
No state tax.
Total tax..
This lake covers approximately 3,200 acres.
It is located seven miles west of Stillwater
and is reached from State Highway 51. Over
night cabins are available to vacationers at
the following rates:
Boats and fishing equipment are available for
rental, and necessary supplies may be pur-
chased from the concession at the lake. On
the north shore, Camp Redlands is located and
this camp is available to organized groups
ranging from 25 to 150 persons. Dining facil-
ities are operated in conjunction with the
camp. For information on rates, contact the
Manager, Camp Redlands, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The Extension Service for Oklahoma, State Vocational
Agriculture, State Production and Marksting Admin-
istration, State 4-H Club Offices, State Veterans
Agricultural Training and many other agencies are
located in this community.
Highly trained technicians in many fields are employ-
ed at the College, and many of these are available
for consultation service and advice.
To firms looking for a supply of hourly or piece-
work labor, the student body at A. & M. offers a
vast reservoir to draw upon. Here you will find a
big labor supply that is far above the average in
intelligence, initiative and ability.
Oklahoma A. & M. College, which is the economic back-
bone of the cormunity, is in the midst of a build-
ing program which will cost in the neighborhood of
$20,000,000.
Nearly 2,000,000 people live within a radius of 100
miles of this community...affording a great market
for products of all kinds.
Payne county’s Agricultural exhibits have won first
place at the state fairs a number of times and
always rank in top brackets.
Stillwater is in an era of expansion. Since the war,
residential construction has been at the rate of
approximately 250 housing units per year and busi-
ness structures are being erected at the rate of
40 a year.
The population has doubled during the past ten years
and at the present rate of growth will double again
within the next decade.
In Stillwater is to be found Oklahoma’s largest and
finest theatre. At the present time there are six
theatres operating in the community. The town
affords a multitude of fine recreational facili-
ties such as bowling alleys, swimming pool, golf,
boating, fishing, cycling, riding, picnicking, etc.
Major sports are centered here and many of the
nation’s top basketball and football games are
played on the campus of Oklahoma A. & M.
Homes are modern and attractive. No "row houses.”
The city is clean and attractive.
Public school facilities are in good condition
and the Stillwater schools are recognized as
outstanding. Six elementary schools, one
junior high and one senior high, well scattered
through the city, are available to the commun-
ity’s children.
16 major church denominations represented, with a
church property value of over $2,000,000.
Stillwater has a fine municipal hospital with
accommodations for 100 patients.
TRANSPORTATION
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
Bus lines..2..with 17 inbound and 17 outbound
schedules daily.
5 truck lines give good connections throughout
the state.
American Railway, Mistletoe and Magic Empire
Express companies.
Oklahoma State Highways 40 and 51 intersect at
Stillwater. Paved north, south, east and
west.
77 firms are engaged in manufacturing, processing
and wholesale distribution...they employ 656
people.
Oil is the only natural resource developed to any
extent•••over 50 producing wells within 10
miles of Stillwater.
Assessed valuation...$10,761,731.
Altitude...886 feet.
Radio stations...KSPI and KSPI-FM
5 lakes within 8 miles of Stillwater offer swimming,
boating and fishing.
9 parks and playgrounds comprising 63 acres plus
Lake Carl Blackwell with 22,000 acres mostly
devoted to recreational activities.
Stillwater is one of the safest cities in America.
It has placed high among cities with 10,000 to
25,000 population year after year and was given
special recognition for having gone ten years
without a traffic death.
In fire prevention, Stillwater has ranked extremely
high and its annual fire loss is one of the low-
est in the nation.
Stillwater is the county seat of Payne County.
Stillwater is the convention and short course center
of Oklahoma...Approximately 50 each year. This
brings thousands from all over the country to this
city.
Stillwater is the home of the Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical College which is the leading agri-
cultural school in the southwest. Because of the
location of this school, this community is the
recognized agricultural capital of the state.
Present enrollment at the college is approximately
10,000.
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