Sauk Centre, Minnesota
| Sauk Centre, Minnesota | |
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| Motto: "A View Of The Past- Vision Of The Future" | |
 Location of Sauk Centre within Stearns County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 45°44′11″N 94°57′15″W / 45.73639°N 94.95417°WCoordinates: 45°44′11″N 94°57′15″W / 45.73639°N 94.95417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Stearns |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Warren Stone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.25 sq mi (11.01 km2) |
| • Land | 3.99 sq mi (10.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (381 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,317 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 4,322 |
| • Density | 1,082.0/sq mi (417.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56378 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-58648 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0651233 |
| Website | www.saukcentre.govoffice2.com/ |
Sauk Centre is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2010 census. It is the birthplace of Sinclair Lewis, a novelist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Sauk Centre served as the inspiration for Gopher Prairie, the fictional setting of Lewis's 1920 novel Main Street.
Sauk Centre is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.25 square miles (11.01 km2); 3.99 square miles (10.33 km2) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) is water.
Sauk Centre is located along Interstate 94, U.S. Highway 71, and Minnesota State Highway 28. It is approximately 100 miles northwest of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area.
The city is considered to be in the middle of the state. Sauk Lake and Sauk River are the most notable water features of the area. Fairy Lake and Lily Lake are located just outside of the city limits.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,317 people, 1,851 households, and 1,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,082.0 inhabitants per square mile (417.8/km2). There were 1,994 housing units at an average density of 499.7 per square mile (192.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.
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