Central Minnesota Cities

212 cities

City	Rank	County	2025 Pop. ↓
St. Cloud	1	Benton County	71,957
Shakopee	2	Scott County	49,222
Savage	3	Scott County	33,277
Prior Lake	4	Scott County	28,293
Elk River	5	Sherburne County	28,276
Otsego	6	Wright County	25,285
St. Michael	7	Wright County	22,865
Willmar	8	Kandiyohi County	21,537
Sartell	9	Stearns County	19,961
Buffalo	10	Wright County	16,711
Alexandria	11	Douglas County	15,318
Hutchinson	12	McLeod County	14,759
Fergus Falls	13	Otter Tail County	14,276
Sauk Rapids	14	Benton County	13,696
Big Lake	15	Sherburne County	13,170
Little Falls	16	Morrison County	9,081
Albertville	17	Wright County	8,942
Waite Park	18	Stearns County	8,429
New Prague	19	Scott County	8,294
Delano	20	Wright County	7,565
Belle Plaine	21	Scott County	7,449
Zimmerman	22	Sherburne County	7,106
Jordan	23	Scott County	6,809
St. Joseph	24	Stearns County	6,601
Litchfield	25	Meeker County	6,482
Glencoe	26	McLeod County	5,632
Princeton	27	Mille Lacs County	5,514
Elko New Market	28	Scott County	5,198
Becker	29	Sherburne County	5,187
Morris	30	Stevens County	5,166
Sauk Centre	31	Stearns County	4,642
Wadena	32	Wadena County	4,323
Cold Spring	33	Stearns County	4,317
Hanover	34	Wright County	4,258
Montrose	35	Wright County	3,982
St. Augusta	36	Stearns County	3,790
Perham	37	Otter Tail County	3,767
Long Prairie	38	Todd County	3,735
Melrose	39	Stearns County	3,613
Annandale	40	Wright County	3,477
Breckenridge	41	Wilkin County	3,269
Milaca	42	Mille Lacs County	3,079
Staples	43	Todd County	3,049
Albany	44	Stearns County	2,863
Cokato	45	Wright County	2,755
Paynesville	46	Stearns County	2,668
Foley	47	Benton County	2,656
Glenwood	48	Pope County	2,622
Pelican Rapids	49	Otter Tail County	2,600
Rockville	50	Stearns County	2,452
Gaylord	51	Sibley County	2,356
Arlington	52	Sibley County	2,347
Rice	53	Benton County	2,313
Waverly	54	Wright County	2,251
Maple Lake	55	Wright County	2,238
Clearwater	56	Wright County	2,222
Winsted	57	McLeod County	2,213
St. John's University	58	Stearns County	2,054
Ortonville	59	Big Stone County	1,965
Lester Prairie	60	McLeod County	1,903
Osakis	61	Douglas County	1,742
Avon	62	Stearns County	1,731
Dassel	63	Meeker County	1,558
Richmond	64	Stearns County	1,512
Pierz	65	Morrison County	1,485
Starbuck	66	Pope County	1,435
New York Mills	67	Otter Tail County	1,356
Menahga	68	Wadena County	1,347
Winthrop	69	Sibley County	1,328
New London	70	Kandiyohi County	1,304
Elbow Lake	71	Grant County	1,285
Royalton	72	Morrison County	1,277
Wheaton	73	Traverse County	1,261
Eden Valley	74	Meeker County	1,081
Spicer	75	Kandiyohi County	1,061
Atwater	76	Kandiyohi County	1,060
Parkers Prairie	77	Otter Tail County	1,033
Watkins	78	Meeker County	1,033
Henderson	79	Sibley County	989
Battle Lake	80	Otter Tail County	945
Kimball	81	Stearns County	891
Onamia	82	Mille Lacs County	866
Hancock	83	Stevens County	864
Henning	84	Otter Tail County	860
Silver Lake	85	McLeod County	857
Isle	86	Mille Lacs County	836
Browerville	87	Todd County	824
St. Stephen	88	Stearns County	807
Gibbon	89	Sibley County	788
Raymond	90	Kandiyohi County	788
Ottertail	91	Otter Tail County	755
Sebeka	92	Wadena County	740
Vineland	93	Mille Lacs County	740
Holdingford	94	Stearns County	736
Belgrade	95	Stearns County	733
Hoffman	96	Grant County	716
Green Isle	97	Sibley County	713
Brownton	98	McLeod County	703
Motley	99	Morrison County	693
Clear Lake	100	Sherburne County	681
Freeport	101	Stearns County	679
Brooten	102	Stearns County	650
Clarissa	103	Todd County	649
Grove City	104	Meeker County	636
Randall	105	Morrison County	612
Foreston	106	Mille Lacs County	583
Evansville	107	Douglas County	582
Kandiyohi	108	Kandiyohi County	548
Bertha	109	Todd County	544
Eagle Bend	110	Todd County	534
Graceville	111	Big Stone County	516
Verndale	112	Wadena County	507
Prinsburg	113	Kandiyohi County	497
Brandon	114	Douglas County	494
Cosmos	115	Meeker County	490
Rothsay	116	Wilkin County	485
Ashby	117	Grant County	482
Carlos	118	Douglas County	481
Browns Valley	119	Traverse County	480
Upsala	120	Morrison County	480
Pennock	121	Kandiyohi County	469
Stewart	122	McLeod County	467
Miltona	123	Douglas County	443
Chokio	124	Stevens County	412
New Auburn	125	Sibley County	409
Herman	126	Grant County	392
Barrett	127	Grant County	378
Clinton	128	Big Stone County	370
Big Lake	129	Sherburne County	368
Underwood	130	Otter Tail County	366
New Munich	131	Stearns County	364
Vergas	132	Otter Tail County	359
Long Beach	133	Douglas County	336
Swanville	134	Morrison County	336
Garfield	135	Douglas County	335
Deer Creek	136	Otter Tail County	332
Lowry	137	Pope County	332
Darwin	138	Meeker County	330
Grey Eagle	139	Todd County	322
Plato	140	McLeod County	322
Buckman	141	Morrison County	314
St. Martin	142	Stearns County	310
Cyrus	143	Pope County	309
Kensington	144	Douglas County	271
Bowlus	145	Morrison County	267
Fairhaven	146	Meeker County	254
Wahkon	147	Mille Lacs County	250
Hewitt	148	Todd County	247
Pease	149	Mille Lacs County	245
Lake Lillian	150	Kandiyohi County	234
Elrosa	151	Stearns County	224
Villard	152	Pope County	224
Sobieski	153	Morrison County	219
Dalton	154	Otter Tail County	216
Donnelly	155	Stevens County	215
Gilman	156	Benton County	215
Bluffton	157	Otter Tail County	212
Greenwald	158	Stearns County	210
Flensburg	159	Morrison County	208
Beardsley	160	Big Stone County	206
Meire Grove	161	Stearns County	186
Kingston	162	Meeker County	185
Nelson	163	Douglas County	185
South Haven	164	Wright County	181
Dent	165	Otter Tail County	170
Elizabeth	166	Otter Tail County	167
Forada	167	Douglas County	167
Wendell	168	Grant County	164
Campbell	169	Wilkin County	157
Blomkest	170	Kandiyohi County	137
Erhard	171	Otter Tail County	131
Roscoe	172	Stearns County	130
Burtrum	173	Todd County	122
Lastrup	174	Morrison County	122
Foxhome	175	Wilkin County	120
Elmdale	176	Morrison County	117
Wolverton	177	Wilkin County	116
Silver Creek	178	Wright County	112
Biscay	179	McLeod County	111
Odessa	180	Big Stone County	104
Elbow Lake	181	Grant County	99
Millerville	182	Douglas County	98
West Union	183	Todd County	95
Alberta	184	Stevens County	92
St. Anthony	185	Morrison County	92
Sunburg	186	Kandiyohi County	91
Nimrod	187	Wadena County	82
Bock	188	Mille Lacs County	81
Richville	189	Otter Tail County	78
Lake Henry	190	Kandiyohi County	77
Clitherall	191	Otter Tail County	71
Spring Hill	192	Kandiyohi County	70
Ronneby	193	Benton County	68
Dumont	194	Traverse County	67
Nashua	195	Wilkin County	63
Kent	196	Wilkin County	62
Cedar Mills	197	McLeod County	60
St. Rosa	198	Morrison County	60
Vining	199	Otter Tail County	59
Tintah	200	Traverse County	58
Farwell	201	Douglas County	55
Norcross	202	Grant County	52
Urbank	203	Douglas County	51
Sedan	204	Douglas County	45
Westport	205	Douglas County	41
Regal	206	Kandiyohi County	39
Aldrich	207	Wadena County	34
Doran	208	Otter Tail County	33
Correll	209	Big Stone County	26
Hillman	210	Morrison County	22
Johnson	211	Big Stone County	22
Barry	212	Big Stone County	15

About Central Minnesota

Stearns County, Scott County, Wright County, Sherburne County, Otter Tail County, Kandiyohi County, Benton County, Douglas County, McLeod County, Morrison County, Mille Lacs County, Todd County, Meeker County, Sibley County, Wadena County, Pope County, Stevens County, Wilkin County, Grant County, Big Stone County, and Traverse County are the counties generally considered part of Central Minnesota.

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