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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:purple; color:white;"> </span> Counties included in the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:blue; color:white;"> </span> Counties that are separate Micropolitan Statistical Areas</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area</b>, as defined by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, consists of two counties in <a href="/wiki/Central_Minnesota" title="Central Minnesota">central</a> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>, anchored by the city of <a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>, the MSA had a population of 201,093; a July 1, 2012, Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 190,014.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 199,671, in 2022, 201,868. </p><p>The St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area is part of the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>-<a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">MN</a>-<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">WI</a> <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis-Saint_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis-Saint Paul">Combined Statistical Area</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Counties">Counties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Benton County, Minnesota">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Stearns County, Minnesota">Stearns</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Principal_city">Principal city</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Principal city"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a> (68,881)* (partial<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_with_5,000_to_20,000_inhabitants"><span id="Places_with_5.2C000_to_20.2C000_inhabitants"></span>Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sartell,_Minnesota" title="Sartell, Minnesota">Sartell</a> (19,531)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids</a> (13,862)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waite_Park,_Minnesota" title="Waite Park, Minnesota">Waite Park</a> (8,341)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph,_Minnesota" title="St. Joseph, Minnesota">St. Joseph</a> (7,029)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_with_1,000_to_5,000_inhabitants"><span id="Places_with_1.2C000_to_5.2C000_inhabitants"></span>Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Centre,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Centre, Minnesota">Sauk Centre</a> (4,555)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Spring,_Minnesota" title="Cold Spring, Minnesota">Cold Spring</a> (4,164)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose,_Minnesota" title="Melrose, Minnesota">Melrose</a> (3,602)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Augusta,_Minnesota" title="St. Augusta, Minnesota">St. Augusta</a> (3,467)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albany,_Minnesota" title="Albany, Minnesota">Albany</a> (2,780)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota">Foley</a> (2,711)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paynesville,_Minnesota" title="Paynesville, Minnesota">Paynesville</a> (2,388)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice,_Minnesota" title="Rice, Minnesota">Rice</a> (1,633)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avon,_Minnesota" title="Avon, Minnesota">Avon</a> (1,618)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Minnesota" title="Richmond, Minnesota">Richmond</a> (1,475)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royalton,_Minnesota" title="Royalton, Minnesota">Royalton</a> (partial) (1,281)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_with_500_to_1,000_inhabitants"><span id="Places_with_500_to_1.2C000_inhabitants"></span>Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belgrade,_Minnesota" title="Belgrade, Minnesota">Belgrade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooten,_Minnesota" title="Brooten, Minnesota">Brooten</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater,_Minnesota" title="Clearwater, Minnesota">Clearwater</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Eden Valley, Minnesota">Eden Valley</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holdingford,_Minnesota" title="Holdingford, Minnesota">Holdingford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimball,_Minnesota" title="Kimball, Minnesota">Kimball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockville,_Minnesota" title="Rockville, Minnesota">Rockville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Stephen,_Minnesota" title="St. Stephen, Minnesota">St. Stephen</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_with_less_than_500_inhabitants">Places with less than 500 inhabitants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Places with less than 500 inhabitants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elrosa,_Minnesota" title="Elrosa, Minnesota">Elrosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeport,_Minnesota" title="Freeport, Minnesota">Freeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilman,_Minnesota" title="Gilman, Minnesota">Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwald,_Minnesota" title="Greenwald, Minnesota">Greenwald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Henry,_Minnesota" title="Lake Henry, Minnesota">Lake Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meire_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Meire Grove, Minnesota">Meire Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Munich,_Minnesota" title="New Munich, Minnesota">New Munich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronneby,_Minnesota" title="Ronneby, Minnesota">Ronneby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roscoe,_Minnesota" title="Roscoe, Minnesota">Roscoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Hill,_Minnesota" title="Spring Hill, Minnesota">Spring Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Anthony,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota">St. Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Martin,_Minnesota" title="St. Martin, Minnesota">St. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Rosa,_Minnesota" title="St. Rosa, Minnesota">St. Rosa</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_places">Unincorporated places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Unincorporated places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brennyville,_Minnesota" title="Brennyville, Minnesota">Brennyville</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bushville,_Minnesota&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bushville, Minnesota (page does not exist)">Bushville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duelm,_Minnesota" title="Duelm, Minnesota">Duelm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruitville,_Minnesota" title="Fruitville, Minnesota">Fruitville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendorado,_Minnesota" title="Glendorado, Minnesota">Glendorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite_Ledge,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Granite Ledge, Minnesota">Granite Ledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jakeville,_Minnesota" title="Jakeville, Minnesota">Jakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayhew,_Minnesota" title="Mayhew, Minnesota">Mayhew</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minden,_Minnesota&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minden, Minnesota (page does not exist)">Minden</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Benton,_Minnesota" title="North Benton, Minnesota">North Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novak%27s_Corner,_Minnesota&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Novak's Corner, Minnesota (page does not exist)">Novak's Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park,_Minnesota" title="Oak Park, Minnesota">Oak Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opole,_Minnesota" title="Opole, Minnesota">Opole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parent,_Minnesota" title="Parent, Minnesota">Parent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popple_Creek,_Minnesota" title="Popple Creek, Minnesota">Popple Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rum_River,_Minnesota" title="Rum River, Minnesota">Rum River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Corners,_Minnesota" title="Silver Corners, Minnesota">Silver Corners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watab,_Minnesota" title="Watab, Minnesota">Watab</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Townships">Townships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Benton_County">Benton County</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Benton County"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Alberta Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Alberta Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmanton_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Gilmanton Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Gilmanton Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendorado_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Glendorado Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Glendorado Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Graham Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Graham Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite_Ledge_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Granite Ledge Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Granite Ledge Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langola_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Langola Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Langola Township</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayhew_Lake_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Mayhew Lake Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Mayhew Lake Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywood_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Maywood Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Maywood Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minden_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Minden Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Minden Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="St. George Township, Benton County, Minnesota">St. George Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watab_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Watab Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Watab Township</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stearns_County">Stearns County</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Stearns County"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Albany Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Albany Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Ashley Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Ashley Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avon_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Avon Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Avon Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brockway_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Brockway Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Brockway Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collegeville_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Collegeville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Collegeville Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crow_Lake_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Crow Lake Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Crow Lake Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crow_River_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Crow River Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Crow River Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Lake_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Eden Lake Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Eden Lake Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fair_Haven_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Fair Haven Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Fair Haven Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farming_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Farming Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Farming Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Getty_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Getty Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Getty Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grove_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Grove Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Grove Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holding_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Holding Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Holding Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krain_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Krain Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_George_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Lake George Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Lake George Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Henry_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Lake Henry Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Lake Henry Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Sauk_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Le Sauk Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Le Sauk Township</a></li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luxemburg_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Luxemburg Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Luxemburg Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynden_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Lynden Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Lynden Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_Prairie_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Maine Prairie Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Maine Prairie Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Melrose Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Melrose Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millwood_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Millwood Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munson_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Munson Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Munson Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Fork_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="North Fork Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">North Fork Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Oak Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Oak Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paynesville_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Paynesville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Paynesville Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Raymond Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Centre_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Centre Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Sauk Centre Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Hill_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Spring Hill Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Spring Hill Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Joseph Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">St. Joseph Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Martin_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Martin Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">St. Martin Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Wendel_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">St. Wendel Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakefield_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Wakefield Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Wakefield Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zion_Township,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Zion Township, Stearns County, Minnesota">Zion Township</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop 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0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>418</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>5,132</td><td></td><td>1,127.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>15,764</td><td></td><td>207.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>24,968</td><td></td><td>58.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>41,128</td><td></td><td>64.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>54,376</td><td></td><td>32.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>59,348</td><td></td><td>9.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>69,814</td><td></td><td>17.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>77,177</td><td></td><td>10.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>83,306</td><td></td><td>7.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>86,592</td><td></td><td>3.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>97,632</td><td></td><td>12.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>116,241</td><td></td><td>19.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>133,348</td><td></td><td>14.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>148,976</td><td></td><td>11.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>167,392</td><td></td><td>12.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>189,093</td><td></td><td>13.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>199,671</td><td></td><td>5.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html">U.S. Decennial Census</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/tables/CBSA-EST2011-01.csv">2011 estimate</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>At the 2000 <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 167,392 people, 60,669 households and 40,650 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 96.04% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.82% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.31% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.49% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.04% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.45% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.84% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.27% of the population. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Median_household_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Median household income">median household income</a> was $42,197 and the median family income was $51,415. Males had a median income of $33,741 compared with $23,065 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> was $19,110. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_census_statistical_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota census statistical areas">Minnesota census statistical areas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Cloud,_Minnesota_metropolitan_area&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120427231227/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/tables/CBSA-EST2011-01.csv">"Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2011 (CBSA-EST2011-01)"</a>. <i>2011 Population Estimates</i>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, Population Division. 2012-05-16. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/tables/CBSA-EST2011-01.csv">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(<a href="/wiki/Comma-separated_values" title="Comma-separated values">CSV</a>)</span> on April 27, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2012-05-16</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=2011+Population+Estimates&rft.atitle=Table+1.+Annual+Estimates+of+the+Population+of+Metropolitan+and+Micropolitan+Statistical+Areas%3A+April+1%2C+2000+to+July+1%2C+2011+%28CBSA-EST2011-01%29&rft.date=2012-05-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fpopest%2Fdata%2Fmetro%2Ftotals%2F2011%2Ftables%2FCBSA-EST2011-01.csv&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASt.+Cloud%2C+Minnesota+metropolitan+area" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">St. Cloud lies in three counties – Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne. Most of the city is in Stearns County with small portions extending into the neighboring counties. The portion of St. Cloud in Sherburne County is considered part of the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis-Saint_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis-Saint Paul">Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>, while the Stearns and Benton County portions are part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GR2_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov">"U.S. Census website"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="New Munich, Minnesota">New Munich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronneby,_Minnesota" title="Ronneby, Minnesota">Ronneby</a><sup><small>§</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roscoe,_Minnesota" title="Roscoe, Minnesota">Roscoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Anthony,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota">St. Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Martin,_Minnesota" title="St. Martin, Minnesota">St. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Rosa,_Minnesota" title="St. Rosa, Minnesota">St. Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Stephen,_Minnesota" title="St. Stephen, Minnesota">St. Stephen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Hill,_Minnesota" title="Spring Hill, Minnesota">Spring Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Minnesota" title="Template:Minnesota"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Minnesota" title="Template talk:Minnesota"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Minnesota" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Minnesota"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="State_of_Minnesota" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">State of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Minnesota" title="Outline of Minnesota">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Minnesota-related_articles" title="Index of Minnesota-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Minnesota" title="Outline of Minnesota">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycling_in_Minnesota" title="Cycling in Minnesota">Biking/Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Minnesota" title="List of cities in Minnesota">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Minnesota" title="Climate of Minnesota">Climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Minnesota" title="Climate change in Minnesota">Climate change</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Minnesota" title="List of colleges and universities in Minnesota">Colleges and universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_congressional_districts" title="Minnesota's congressional districts">Congressional districts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Minnesota" title="United States congressional delegations from Minnesota">Delegations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_history_of_Minnesota" title="Natural history of Minnesota">Ecology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Minnesota" title="Geography of Minnesota">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Minnesota" title="Geology of Minnesota">Geology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_hiking_trails_in_Minnesota" title="List of hiking trails in Minnesota">Hiking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Minnesota" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota">Historical Landmarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota" title="History of Minnesota">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in_Minnesota" title="List of Indian reservations in Minnesota">Indian reservations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Minnesota" title="List of lakes of Minnesota">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Minnesota" title="Local government in Minnesota">Local government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_townships_in_Minnesota" title="List of townships in Minnesota">Townships</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Minnesota" title="List of people from Minnesota">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Minnesota" title="List of political parties in Minnesota">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Minnesota" title="List of rivers of Minnesota">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Minnesota" title="List of school districts in Minnesota">School districts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_Minnesota" title="List of high schools in Minnesota">High schools</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scouting_in_Minnesota" title="Scouting in Minnesota">Scouting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Fair" title="Minnesota State Fair">State fair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Statutes" title="Minnesota Statutes">Statutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_parks" title="List of Minnesota state parks">State parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_symbols" title="List of Minnesota state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Territory" title="Minnesota Territory">Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Minnesota" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Minnesota">Tourist attractions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mall_of_America" title="Mall of America">Mall of America</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Minnesota" title="Transportation in Minnesota">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Minnesota" title="Abortion in Minnesota">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Minnesota" title="Culture of Minnesota">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Minnesota" title="Crime in Minnesota">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota" title="Demographics of Minnesota">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Minnesota" title="Economy of Minnesota">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Minnesota" title="Education in Minnesota">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Minnesota">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Minnesota" title="Law of Minnesota">Law</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_Minnesota" title="Cannabis in Minnesota">Cannabis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Minnesota" title="Gun laws in Minnesota">Guns</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Minnesota">LGBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_shows_and_movies_in_Minnesota" title="List of television shows and movies in Minnesota">Movies and TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Minnesota" title="Music of Minnesota">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Minnesota" title="List of newspapers in Minnesota">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Minnesota" title="Politics of Minnesota">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Minnesota" title="Religion in Minnesota">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Minnesota" title="Sports in Minnesota">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater in Minnesota">Theater</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Minnesota#Regions" title="Geography of Minnesota">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Region" title="Arrowhead Region">Arrowhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boundary_Waters" title="Boundary Waters">Boundary Waters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Ridge" title="Buffalo Ridge">Buffalo Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Minnesota" title="Central Minnesota">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coteau_des_Prairies" title="Coteau des Prairies">Coteau des Prairies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissected_Till_Plains" title="Dissected Till Plains">Dissected Till Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Driftless_Area" title="Driftless Area">Driftless Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Range" title="Iron Range">Iron Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(Lake_Superior)" title="North Shore (Lake Superior)">North Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Angle" title="Northwest Angle">Northwest Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurentian_Mixed_Forest_Province" title="Laurentian Mixed Forest Province">North Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipestone_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Pipestone Region">Pipestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Valley" title="Red River Valley">Red River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siouxland" title="Siouxland">Siouxland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Minnesota" title="Southeast Minnesota">Southeast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Twin Cities metropolitan area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Minnesota" title="List of cities in Minnesota">Largest cities<br />pop. over 25,000</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Minnesota" title="Andover, Minnesota">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Apple Valley, Minnesota">Apple Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Minnesota" title="Austin, Minnesota">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine,_Minnesota" title="Blaine, Minnesota">Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Center,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Center, Minnesota">Brooklyn Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Park,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Park, Minnesota">Brooklyn Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_Minnesota" title="Burnsville, Minnesota">Burnsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chanhassen,_Minnesota" title="Chanhassen, Minnesota">Chanhassen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaska,_Minnesota" title="Chaska, Minnesota">Chaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coon_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Coon Rapids, Minnesota">Coon Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Cottage Grove, Minnesota">Cottage Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagan,_Minnesota" title="Eagan, Minnesota">Eagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_River,_Minnesota" title="Elk River, Minnesota">Elk River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fridley,_Minnesota" title="Fridley, Minnesota">Fridley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inver_Grove_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota">Inver Grove Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota" title="Lakeville, Minnesota">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankato,_Minnesota" title="Mankato, Minnesota">Mankato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Maple Grove, Minnesota">Maple Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_Minnesota" title="Maplewood, Minnesota">Maplewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetonka,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka, Minnesota">Minnetonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorhead,_Minnesota" title="Moorhead, Minnesota">Moorhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owatonna,_Minnesota" title="Owatonna, Minnesota">Owatonna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Minnesota" title="Plymouth, Minnesota">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prior_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Prior Lake, Minnesota">Prior Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey, Minnesota">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richfield,_Minnesota" title="Richfield, Minnesota">Richfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemount,_Minnesota" title="Rosemount, Minnesota">Rosemount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Minnesota" title="Roseville, Minnesota">Roseville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Park,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis Park, Minnesota">St. Louis Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savage,_Minnesota" title="Savage, Minnesota">Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakopee,_Minnesota" title="Shakopee, Minnesota">Shakopee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoreview,_Minnesota" title="Shoreview, Minnesota">Shoreview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winona,_Minnesota" title="Winona, Minnesota">Winona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Minnesota" title="List of counties in Minnesota">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitkin_County,_Minnesota" title="Aitkin County, Minnesota">Aitkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka_County,_Minnesota" title="Anoka County, Minnesota">Anoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becker_County,_Minnesota" title="Becker County, Minnesota">Becker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beltrami_County,_Minnesota" title="Beltrami County, Minnesota">Beltrami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Benton County, Minnesota">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_County,_Minnesota" title="Big Stone County, Minnesota">Big Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Earth_County,_Minnesota" title="Blue Earth County, Minnesota">Blue Earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_County,_Minnesota" title="Brown County, Minnesota">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_County,_Minnesota" title="Carlton County, Minnesota">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carver_County,_Minnesota" title="Carver County, Minnesota">Carver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Minnesota" title="Cass County, Minnesota">Cass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chippewa_County,_Minnesota" title="Chippewa County, Minnesota">Chippewa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chisago_County,_Minnesota" title="Chisago County, Minnesota">Chisago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Minnesota" title="Clay County, Minnesota">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_County,_Minnesota" title="Clearwater County, Minnesota">Clearwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Minnesota" title="Cook County, Minnesota">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottonwood_County,_Minnesota" title="Cottonwood County, Minnesota">Cottonwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crow_Wing_County,_Minnesota" title="Crow Wing County, Minnesota">Crow Wing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_County,_Minnesota" title="Dakota County, Minnesota">Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodge_County,_Minnesota" title="Dodge County, Minnesota">Dodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Minnesota" title="Douglas County, Minnesota">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faribault_County,_Minnesota" title="Faribault County, Minnesota">Faribault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fillmore_County,_Minnesota" title="Fillmore County, Minnesota">Fillmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeborn_County,_Minnesota" title="Freeborn County, Minnesota">Freeborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodhue_County,_Minnesota" title="Goodhue County, Minnesota">Goodhue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Minnesota" title="Grant County, Minnesota">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennepin_County,_Minnesota" title="Hennepin County, Minnesota">Hennepin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_County,_Minnesota" title="Houston County, Minnesota">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubbard_County,_Minnesota" title="Hubbard County, Minnesota">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isanti_County,_Minnesota" title="Isanti County, Minnesota">Isanti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itasca_County,_Minnesota" title="Itasca County, Minnesota">Itasca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Minnesota" title="Jackson County, Minnesota">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanabec_County,_Minnesota" title="Kanabec County, Minnesota">Kanabec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandiyohi_County,_Minnesota" title="Kandiyohi County, Minnesota">Kandiyohi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kittson_County,_Minnesota" title="Kittson County, Minnesota">Kittson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koochiching_County,_Minnesota" title="Koochiching County, Minnesota">Koochiching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lac_qui_Parle_County,_Minnesota" title="Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota">Lac qui Parle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Minnesota" title="Lake County, Minnesota">Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_of_the_Woods_County,_Minnesota" title="Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota">Lake of the Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Sueur_County,_Minnesota" title="Le Sueur County, Minnesota">Le Sueur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Minnesota" title="Lincoln County, Minnesota">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_County,_Minnesota" title="Lyon County, Minnesota">Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahnomen_County,_Minnesota" title="Mahnomen County, Minnesota">Mahnomen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Minnesota" title="Marshall County, Minnesota">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Minnesota" title="Martin County, Minnesota">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLeod_County,_Minnesota" title="McLeod County, Minnesota">McLeod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meeker_County,_Minnesota" title="Meeker County, Minnesota">Meeker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mille_Lacs_County,_Minnesota" title="Mille Lacs County, Minnesota">Mille Lacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrison_County,_Minnesota" title="Morrison County, Minnesota">Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mower_County,_Minnesota" title="Mower County, Minnesota">Mower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_County,_Minnesota" title="Murray County, Minnesota">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicollet_County,_Minnesota" title="Nicollet County, Minnesota">Nicollet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobles_County,_Minnesota" title="Nobles County, Minnesota">Nobles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_County,_Minnesota" title="Norman County, Minnesota">Norman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olmsted_County,_Minnesota" title="Olmsted County, Minnesota">Olmsted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otter_Tail_County,_Minnesota" title="Otter Tail County, Minnesota">Otter Tail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennington_County,_Minnesota" title="Pennington County, Minnesota">Pennington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_County,_Minnesota" title="Pine County, Minnesota">Pine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipestone_County,_Minnesota" title="Pipestone County, Minnesota">Pipestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Minnesota" title="Polk County, Minnesota">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_County,_Minnesota" title="Pope County, Minnesota">Pope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Lake_County,_Minnesota" title="Red Lake County, Minnesota">Red Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redwood_County,_Minnesota" title="Redwood County, Minnesota">Redwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renville_County,_Minnesota" title="Renville County, Minnesota">Renville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_County,_Minnesota" title="Rice County, Minnesota">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_County,_Minnesota" title="Rock County, Minnesota">Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseau_County,_Minnesota" title="Roseau County, Minnesota">Roseau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis County, Minnesota">Saint Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Minnesota" title="Scott County, Minnesota">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherburne_County,_Minnesota" title="Sherburne County, Minnesota">Sherburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sibley_County,_Minnesota" title="Sibley County, Minnesota">Sibley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Stearns County, Minnesota">Stearns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steele_County,_Minnesota" title="Steele County, Minnesota">Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevens_County,_Minnesota" title="Stevens County, Minnesota">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swift_County,_Minnesota" title="Swift County, Minnesota">Swift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_County,_Minnesota" title="Todd County, Minnesota">Todd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traverse_County,_Minnesota" title="Traverse County, Minnesota">Traverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabasha_County,_Minnesota" title="Wabasha County, Minnesota">Wabasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadena_County,_Minnesota" title="Wadena County, Minnesota">Wadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waseca_County,_Minnesota" title="Waseca County, Minnesota">Waseca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Washington County, Minnesota">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watonwan_County,_Minnesota" title="Watonwan County, Minnesota">Watonwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkin_County,_Minnesota" title="Wilkin County, Minnesota">Wilkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winona_County,_Minnesota" title="Winona County, Minnesota">Winona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright_County,_Minnesota" title="Wright County, Minnesota">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_Medicine_County,_Minnesota" title="Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota">Yellow Medicine</a></li></ul> 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