Stearns County

Also known as Stearns County, Minnesota, Stearns County, MN

county in Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
Founded: February 20, 1855
Named after: Charles Thomas Stearns
Seat: St. Cloud
Largest city: St. Cloud
Total: 1,390 sq mi (3,600 km )
Land: 1,343 sq mi (3,480 km )
Water: 47 sq mi (120 km ) 3.4%
Estimate 2025: 164,110
Density: 117.9/sq mi (45.51/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts: 6th , 7th
Website: www .stearnscountymn .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 158292
Area: 3600
Official website: www.co.stearns.mn.us
Image: Stearns County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 59576

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Commons category: Stearns County, Minnesota
inception: 1855-02-20
water as percent of area: 3.4
native label: Stearns County
social media followers: 3202
per capita income: 31574

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Stearns County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,292. Its county seat and largest city is St. Cloud.

Included within the Minnesota Territory since 1849, the county was founded by European Americans in 1855. It was originally named for Isaac Ingalls Stevens, then renamed for Charles Thomas Stearns. Stearns County is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Combined Statistical Area.