Stilwell, Kansas
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Stilwell, Kansas, is a relatively small town in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located outside of Kansas City, Kansas.
Stilwell, named for a conductor on the first Missouri-Pacific train to arrive in the community in the 1870s, is home to Blue Valley High School, the 1991, 1998, and 2003 state football champions. Stilwell is mostly farmland, but in recent years has spawned suburban neighborhoods. The Aubry Township Board has stated that by 2010, most of Stilwell will be urban. Stilwell has very low land value and some farms are abandoned, however in recent years the large population growth of Overland Park, Kansas has increased the demand for new neighborhoods, raising the land value to some areas to very high amounts, the highest nearly $5,000 per square foot. In 2009, a new high school called Blue Valley Southwest is set to open at 175th street and Quivira road.
Stilwell is located at GR3.
[edit] References
- United States Geological Survey (2006). "Stilwell". Retrieved 31 January 2006.
Residence of Tom Watson, professional golfer
