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About Stilwell
City in Oklahoma, USStilwell / ᏍᏗᎳᏪᎵ is a city located in the sovereign territory of the Cherokee Nation. It is the county seat of Adair County, and is home to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The population was 3,700 as of the 2020 U.S. census, a decline of 6.7 percent from the 3,949 population recorded in 2010. The Oklahoma governor and legislature proclaimed Stilwell as the "Strawberry Capital of the World" in 1949, but the role of strawberries in the local economy has diminished since then. Today, residents of Stilwell are among the poorest and most impoverished in the United States. Stilwell also serves as a gateway to Lake Tenkiller and Adair Park, formerly called Adair State Pa…
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Housing in Stilwell
The typical Stilwell home is worth about $167,000, up 8.3% in a year, 25% below the Oklahoma typical home.
Safety in Stilwell
Safety Grade D
Stilwell reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
Schools in Stilwell
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The public schools Stilwell’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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