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St. Cloud
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city on tripoint of Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties in Minnesota, United States
St. Cloud is a city located in Minnesota where three counties—Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns—meet at a single point. It serves as a regional hub in central Minnesota and is significant as one of the state's larger cities outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Stearns , Benton , Sherburne
- Named after
- Saint-Cloud , France
- Mayor
- Jake Anderson
- City
- 41.23 sq mi (106.78 km )
- Land
- 40.17 sq mi (104.04 km )
- Water
- 1.06 sq mi (2.74 km )
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft (313 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 71,118
- Rank
- US: 542nd, MN: 12th
- Density
- 1,714.8/sq mi (662.08/km )
- Urban
- 117,638 (US: 290th )
- Metro
- 201,868 (US: 229th )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 56301, 56302, 56303, 56304, 56393, 56397, 56398
- Fips code
- 27-56896
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- St. Cloud
- Population
- 6396
- Area
- 106.391114
- Elevation
- 314
- Official website
- www.ci.stcloud.mn.us
- Image
- Stcloudaerial.JPG
- Households
- 3253
- Dialing code
- 320
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- postal code
- 56388
- Commons category
- St. Cloud, Minnesota
- inception
- 1856-00-00
- P8168
- H. Rider Haggard
- water as percent of area
- 2.5319
- per capita income
- 25824
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St. Cloud or Saint Cloud (/ˈseɪnt klaʊd/; French: [sɛ̃ klu]) is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-most populous city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stearns County, though it also extends into Benton and Sherburne counties. The city lies along the Mississippi River and is named after Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris named for the 6th-century monk Clodoald.
The St. Cloud metropolitan area has an estimated 206,000 residents and is Minnesota's fifth-largest metropolitan statistical area. St. Cloud is 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis–St. Paul along Interstate 94, U.S. Highway 52 (conjoined with I-94), U.S. Highway 10, Minnesota State Highway 15, and Minnesota State Highway 23. The St. Cloud metropolitan area is included in the greater Minneapolis–St. Paul combined statistical area.