Cities in Stearns County, Minnesota by Population (2024)

There are 44 cities in Stearns County, Minnesota.

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

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City	Rank	State	2024 Population	2020 Census	Annual Change	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)
St. Cloud	1	Minnesota	70,270	68,866	0.5%	1,747	40.22
Sartell	2	Minnesota	20,024	19,368	0.83%	1,966	10.19
Waite Park	3	Minnesota	8,387	8,345	0.13%	664	12.63
St. Joseph	4	Minnesota	7,138	7,068	0.25%	768	9.29
Sauk Centre	5	Minnesota	4,681	4,563	0.65%	1,147	4.08
Cold Spring	6	Minnesota	4,312	4,170	0.84%	1,538	2.80
St. Augusta	7	Minnesota	3,751	3,503	1.68%	126	29.68
Melrose	8	Minnesota	3,616	3,608	0.06%	1,139	3.17
Albany	9	Minnesota	2,865	2,785	0.7%	1,317	2.18
Paynesville	10	Minnesota	2,721	2,389	3.15%	1,188	2.29
Rockville	11	Minnesota	2,443	2,385	0.62%	85	28.68
Rice	12	Minnesota	2,273	1,973	3.41%	399	5.70
Clearwater	13	Minnesota	2,252	1,930	3.73%	1,250	1.80
Avon	14	Minnesota	1,703	1,635	1.01%	1,001	1.70
St. John's University	15	Minnesota	1,649	1,637	0.18%	2,521	0.65
Richmond	16	Minnesota	1,523	1,489	0.59%	1,278	1.19
Eden Valley	17	Minnesota	1,108	1,030	1.84%	828	1.34
Watkins	18	Minnesota	1,062	990	1.72%	1,544	0.69
Kimball	19	Minnesota	860	802	1.77%	569	1.51
St. Stephen	20	Minnesota	803	797	0.25%	216	3.72
Holdingford	21	Minnesota	738	742	-0.14%	820	0.90
Belgrade	22	Minnesota	733	737	-0.14%	610	1.20
Freeport	23	Minnesota	679	675	0.15%	571	1.19
Brooten	24	Minnesota	655	627	1.08%	413	1.59
Upsala	25	Minnesota	476	486	-0.42%	147	3.24
New Munich	26	Minnesota	367	357	0.82%	689	0.53
Grey Eagle	27	Minnesota	325	333	-0.61%	913	0.36
St. Martin	28	Minnesota	311	311	0%	356	0.87
Bowlus	29	Minnesota	271	275	-0.37%	212	1.28
Elrosa	30	Minnesota	224	214	1.36%	1,400	0.16
Villard	31	Minnesota	221	223	0%	260	0.85
Greenwald	32	Minnesota	212	202	1.44%	297	0.71
Kingston	33	Minnesota	186	184	0.54%	336	0.55
Meire Grove	34	Minnesota	185	181	0.54%	476	0.39
South Haven	35	Minnesota	182	186	-0.55%	287	0.64
Fairhaven	36	Minnesota	153	397	-28.51%	80	1.91
Roscoe	37	Minnesota	130	126	0.78%	210	0.62
Elmdale	38	Minnesota	118	114	0.85%	34	3.44
St. Anthony	39	Minnesota	92	92	0%	187	0.49
Lake Henry	40	Minnesota	78	74	1.3%	394	0.20
Spring Hill	41	Minnesota	71	67	1.43%	98	0.73
St. Rosa	42	Minnesota	55	55	0%	149	0.37
Westport	43	Minnesota	42	42	0%	159	0.26
Regal	44	Minnesota	39	41	0%	76	0.51

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Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in Stearns County, Minnesota?

St. Cloud is the largest city in Stearns County.

What is the smallest city in Stearns County, Minnesota?

Regal is the smallest city in Stearns County.

How many cities are in Stearns County?