The St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in

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Minnesota, anchored by the city of St. Cloud. In the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 201,093; a July 1, 2012, estimate by the Census Bureau placed the population at 190,014. As of the 2020 census, the population was 199,671. The St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Minneapolis-

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, MN- WI Combined Statistical Area.

Counties

Benton Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom * Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabam ...

* Stearns

Communities

Principal City

* St. Cloud (68,881)* (partialSt. 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Stearns and Benton County portions are part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.)

Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

Sartell Sartell is a city in Benton and Stearns Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota that straddles the Mississippi River. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 19,351 at the 2020 census, making it St. Clo ...

(19,531) *

Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population. It is on a set of rapids on the Missi ...

(13,862) *

Waite Park Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,341 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Waite Park was incorporated in 1893. The city was named for He ...

(8,341) *

St. Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers ...

(7,029)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* Sauk Centre (4,555) * Cold Spring (4,164) *

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(3,602) * St. Augusta (3,467) * Albany (2,780) * Foley (2,711) * Paynesville (2,388) * Rice (1,633) * Avon (1,618) *

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

(1,475) * Royalton (partial) (1,281)

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

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* Brooten (partial) *

Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to: Places Canada * Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta * Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta * Clearwater, Briti ...

(partial) * Eden Valley (partial) *

Holdingford Holdingford is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 708 at the 2010 census. It claims to be "The Gateway to Lake Wobegon", the fictional central Minnesota town created by author Garrison Keillor. Holdingford ...

Kimball Kimball may refer to: People *Kimball (surname) * Kimball (given name) Places Canada * Kimball, Alberta United States * Kellogg, Iowa, formerly known as Kimball * Kimball, Kansas * Kimball, Minnesota * Kimball, Nebraska, a city * Kimball, South ...

* Rockville *

St. Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

* Elrosa *

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* Gilman *

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* Lake Henry * Meire Grove * New Munich *

Ronneby Ronneby is a locality and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,029 inhabitants in 2010. Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and in 2005 the park "Brunnsparken" in Ronneby was voted Sweden's m ...

* Roscoe * Spring Hill *

St. Anthony Saint Anthony, Antony, or Antonius most often refers to Anthony of Padua, also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon, the patron saint of lost things. This name may also refer to: People * Anthony of Antioch (266–302), Martyr under Diocletian. Feast ...

* St. Martin * St. Rosa

Unincorporated places

Townships

Benton County

Stearns County

Demographics

At the 2000 census, 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% White, 0.82% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.49%

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, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

of any race were 1.27% of the population. The median household income 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 per capita income was $19,110.

References

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