Albany, Minnesota

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Saint Cloud. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the east of Albany and has a population of 59,107 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Willmar. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the southwest of Albany and has a population of 18,351 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alexandria	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	11,237	27.4% increase
	Big Lake	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	9,795	61.55% increase
	Buffalo	SE	46 mi [74 km]	14,222	40.85% increase
	Cold Spring	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	3,751	26.08% increase
	Litchfield	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	6,560	---
	Little Falls	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	8,121	5.21% increase
	Long Prairie	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	2,809	7.6% decrease
	Melrose	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	3,145	1.75% increase
	Monticello	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	11,780	49.72% increase
	Princeton	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,763	21.1% increase
	Saint Joseph	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,114	30.61% increase
	Sartell	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	13,915	44.33% increase
	Sauk Centre	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	3,945	0.38% increase
	Sauk Rapids	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	12,013	17.62% increase
	Waite Park	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	6,796	3.47% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Avon	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,315	5.88% increase
	Bowlus	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	231	11.15% decrease
	Elmdale	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	98	8.41% decrease
	Freeport	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	469	3.3% increase
	Greenwald	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	177	11.94% decrease
	Holdingford	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	723	1.77% decrease
	Meire Grove	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	144	3.36% decrease
	New Munich	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	344	2.27% decrease
	Richmond	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,268	4.53% increase
	Roscoe	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	108	6.9% decrease
	Saint Anthony	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	79	12.22% decrease
	Saint Martin	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	283	1.8% increase
	Saint Rosa	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	46	4.55% increase
	Spring Hill	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	49	10.91% decrease
	Upsala	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	396	6.6% decrease

Stearns County

Albany is located in Stearns County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stearns: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Todd and Wright. Although it doesn't share a border with Stearns, Sherburne it is close to Albany.

Below are counties that are near Albany (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Albany:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Albany
	Benton County	E	Evergreen Village	18 miles [28 km]
	Crow Wing County	N	Fort Ripley	38 miles [61 km]
	Douglas County	NW	Osakis	32 miles [51 km]
	Kandiyohi County	SW	Regal	20 miles [32 km]
	Meeker County	S	Eden Valley	21 miles [33 km]
	Morrison County	N	Upsala	12 miles [19 km]
	Pope County	W	Grove Lake	28 miles [45 km]
	Sherburne County	E	Cable	25 miles [40 km]
	Todd County	NW	Pleasant Beach	13 miles [20 km]
	Wright County	SE	South Haven	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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