Saint Cloud, Minnesota

The 2000 Census showed that Saint Cloud had a population of 59,107 people^<1>. This represents 1.2% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
8	Eagan	SE	70 mi [112.7 km]	63,985	0.67% increase
9	Coon Rapids	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	61,832	0.37% increase
10	Burnsville	SE	68 mi [109.4 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
-11-	Saint Cloud			66,948	13.27% increase
12	Eden Prairie	SE	58 mi [93.3 km]	61,191	11.46% increase
13	Minnetonka	SE	54 mi [86.9 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
14	Maple Grove	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	61,542	22.19% increase

Saint Cloud had 23,249 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Saint Cloud has an area^<4> of 30.16 square miles [78.1 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Saint Cloud had a 2000 population density of 1,959 people per square mile [756 people/km²], making it the state's 78th most densely populated area.

Stearns County

The city of Saint Cloud is primarily located in Stearns County and is the county seat. A portion of Saint Cloud extends into Benton County and Sherburne County.

The county had a population of 133,526 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 59,107 people, Saint Cloud contained 44.27% of the Stearns County total.

In addition, where the community of Saint Cloud has a population density of 1,959 people per square mile [756 people/km²], Stearns County averages 99.3 people per square mile [38.34 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Stearns County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Saint Cloud and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Saint Cloud. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Saint Cloud. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Saint Cloud, it also contains a comparison between Saint Cloud and the state of Minnesota.

Click here for the Saint Cloud QuickFact (QF-2756896).

A Census Quickfact is available for Stearns County (QF-27145).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Stearns County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	QF-27009	E	39,878	15.6% increase
	Douglas	QF-27041	NW	36,258	10.15% increase
	Kandiyohi	QF-27067	SW	40,679	1.13% decrease
	Meeker	QF-27093	S	23,143	1.98% increase
	Morrison	QF-27097	N	32,893	3.46% increase
	Pope	QF-27121	W	11,030	1.92% decrease
	Todd	QF-27153	NW	23,917	2.03% decrease
	Wright	QF-27171	SE	119,701	31.9% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Saint Cloud:

Saint Cloud is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Saint Cloud.

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Saint Cloud. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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