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Saint Cloud, Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota
City
Buildings on 5th Avenue in downtown St. Cloud
Buildings on 5th Avenue in downtown St. Cloud
Nickname(s): "The Granite City"
Location of the city of St. Cloudwithin Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne Countiesin the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of St. Cloud
within Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne Counties
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°33′N 94°10′W / 45.550°N 94.167°W / 45.550; -94.167Coordinates: 45°33′N 94°10′W / 45.550°N 94.167°W / 45.550; -94.167
Country United States
State Minnesota
Counties Stearns, Benton, Sherburne
Founded 1856
Government
 • Mayor Dave Kleis
Area
 • City 41.08 sq mi (106.40 km2)
 • Land 40.04 sq mi (103.70 km2)
 • Water 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2)
Elevation 1,030 ft (314 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 65,842
 • Estimate (2015) 67,109
 • Rank US: 525th MN: 10th
 • Density 1,644.4/sq mi (634.9/km2)
 • Urban 110,621 (US: 281st)
 • Metro 194,418 (US: 222nd)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 56301, 56302, 56303, 56304, 56393, 56397, 56398
Area code(s) 320
FIPS code 27-56896
GNIS feature ID 2396483
Website www.ci.stcloud.mn.us

St. Cloud /ˌsntˈkld/ is a city in the state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. Its population is 67,109 according to the 2015 US census estimates, making it Minnesota's tenth largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stearns County and was named after the city of Saint-Cloud, France (in Île-de-France, near Paris), which was named after the 6th-century French monk Clodoald.

Though mostly in Stearns County, St. Cloud also extends into Benton and Sherburne counties, and straddles the Mississippi River. It is the center of a small, contiguous urban area totaling over 116,000 residents, with Waite Park, Sauk Rapids, Sartell, St. Joseph, Rockville, and St. Augusta directly bordering the city, and Foley, Rice, Kimball, Clearwater, Clear Lake, and Cold Spring nearby. With 189,093 residents at the 2010 census, the St. Cloud metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in Minnesota, behind Minneapolis–St. Paul, Duluth–Superior, and Rochester. (The population of Fargo-Moorhead is also larger than St. Cloud's, but most of that is in North Dakota, with only 58,999 residents in Minnesota.)


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