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Stillwater, Minnesota
Population: 16,000
Located in Washington County
Often called "The Birthplace of Minnesota," Stillwater offers residents a charming town filled with historic architecture, lush scenery, antiquarian bookstores and shops, and friendly people. As part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, Stillwater offers a harmonious atmosphere of planned development and managed growth, coupled with more than one hundred years of rich history that has placed the City of Stillwater itself on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Ranked number 9 in Midwest Living Magazine's "100 Best Small-Town Getaways," it's easy to see why. Residents and vistors can take a step back in time with a trolley tour or paddle boat ride and see the first Court House in Minnesota or the popular Pioneer Park. For a more romantic evening, take a cruise down the St. Croix in a gondola, built in Venice, Italy. As well as a variety of historic homes and churches encircled by a green landscape, the town is just a few miles away from the state's largest metro area.
Housing
In recent decades, there has been a good deal of new housing development on the outskirts of the city, and there is a substantial population that commutes daily to the Twin Cities. More recently, development has focused on medium-density housing, such as condominium complexes, on the north side of downtown.
Economy
Major Employers in Stillwater include: Independent School District 834, Washington County, Cub Foods, Inc., Lakeview Memorial Hospital, INCSTAR, Inc., Design Fabric Parts, Inc. and UFE Inc. With St. Paul being only a few miles away, residents can easily to the headquarters of corporations such as: 3M, St. Jude Medical, Ecolab, Gander Mountain, Minnesota Life Lawson Software, and Travelers Insurance.
Stillwater experiences four distinct seasons, during the summer, you'll see the beautiful St. Croix River dotted with kayaks, canoes, and swimmers. In autumn the streets are lined with bright red, orange and yellow, while the winter skies entertain with the Northern Lights. The picturesque downtown is in full bloom and bustling with activity when spring brings out the community and sunshine.
Source: ilovestillwater.com, stillwatertraveler.com, ci.stillwater.mn.us & wikipedia.org
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