Welcome to Saint Cloud ...

The city of Saint Cloud is primarily located in Stearns County<1> and is the County Seat for Stearns County. A portion of Saint Cloud extends into Benton County and Sherburne County.

Saint Cloud was established in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Cloud: St. Cloud

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Cloud has a population of 68,475 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Saint Cloud is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Cloud lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Saint Cloud is within the boundaries of the (320) area code.

The ZIP codes for Saint Cloud: 56301-56304, 56372, 56393, 56395-56399<4>

Websites for Saint Cloud ...

Official Website: www.ci.stcloud.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Cloud had an population of 68,475 people. This is an increase of 4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Cloud had a population of 65,842 people (which is 43.71% of the total population of Stearns County). This makes Saint Cloud the county's most populous community.

The population of Saint Cloud represents 1.24% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 65,842 people, the population of Saint Cloud increased 11.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 59,107 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Cloud.

Communities Also Named Saint Cloud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Saint Cloud - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Missouri (2), New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Cloud.

Communities near Saint Cloud ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Cloud.

• Saint Joseph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Becker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <5>
• Cold Spring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <5>
• Saint Augusta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
• Foley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <5>
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Clearwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
• Avon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Rice
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Cloud. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Cloud.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Cloud. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Cloud.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Cloud. Our list includes 36 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Cloud.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Cloud ...

Looking for more information about Saint Cloud? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Cloud, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Cloud.

Adding Saint Cloud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Cloud in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Cloud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Saint Cloud post office opened in 1855.

We also found Saint Cloud in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Cloud.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Cloud: www.ci.stcloud.mn.us/

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/