Central Minnesota Cities

213 cities

City	Rank	County	2026 Pop. ↓
St. Cloud	1	Benton County	73,412
Shakopee	2	Scott County	50,565
Savage	3	Scott County	33,055
Elk River	4	Sherburne County	28,439
Prior Lake	5	Scott County	28,213
Otsego	6	Wright County	25,724
St. Michael	7	Wright County	23,380
Willmar	8	Kandiyohi County	22,317
Sartell	9	Stearns County	20,280
Buffalo	10	Wright County	16,961
Alexandria	11	Douglas County	15,165
Hutchinson	12	McLeod County	14,759
Fergus Falls	13	Otter Tail County	14,329
Sauk Rapids	14	Benton County	13,799
Big Lake	15	Sherburne County	13,396
Little Falls	16	Morrison County	9,249
Albertville	17	Wright County	8,880
Waite Park	18	Stearns County	8,585
New Prague	19	Scott County	8,275
Delano	20	Wright County	8,012
Belle Plaine	21	Scott County	7,482
Zimmerman	22	Sherburne County	7,034
St. Joseph	23	Stearns County	6,952
Jordan	24	Scott County	6,912
Litchfield	25	Meeker County	6,457
Credit River	26	Scott County	5,634
Glencoe	27	McLeod County	5,623
Princeton	28	Mille Lacs County	5,488
Becker	29	Sherburne County	5,428
Elko New Market	30	Scott County	5,378
Morris	31	Stevens County	5,233
Sauk Centre	32	Stearns County	4,740
Hanover	33	Wright County	4,565
Cold Spring	34	Stearns County	4,403
Wadena	35	Wadena County	4,383
Melrose	36	Stearns County	4,063
Montrose	37	Wright County	3,990
St. Augusta	38	Stearns County	3,896
Perham	39	Otter Tail County	3,804
Long Prairie	40	Todd County	3,738
Annandale	41	Wright County	3,558
Breckenridge	42	Wilkin County	3,252
Staples	43	Todd County	3,104
Milaca	44	Mille Lacs County	3,085
Albany	45	Stearns County	2,918
Cokato	46	Wright County	2,776
Paynesville	47	Stearns County	2,681
Glenwood	48	Pope County	2,659
Foley	49	Benton County	2,654
Pelican Rapids	50	Otter Tail County	2,594
Rockville	51	Stearns County	2,513
Waverly	52	Wright County	2,401
Clearwater	53	Wright County	2,366
Gaylord	54	Sibley County	2,358
Arlington	55	Sibley County	2,353
Rice	56	Benton County	2,320
Maple Lake	57	Wright County	2,239
Winsted	58	McLeod County	2,213
St. John's University	59	Stearns County	1,988
Ortonville	60	Big Stone County	1,945
Lester Prairie	61	McLeod County	1,893
Avon	62	Stearns County	1,795
Osakis	63	Douglas County	1,735
New York Mills	64	Otter Tail County	1,545
Dassel	65	Meeker County	1,541
Richmond	66	Stearns County	1,538
Pierz	67	Morrison County	1,480
Starbuck	68	Pope County	1,444
Menahga	69	Wadena County	1,374
New London	70	Kandiyohi County	1,344
Winthrop	71	Sibley County	1,334
Royalton	72	Morrison County	1,277
Elbow Lake	73	Grant County	1,275
Wheaton	74	Traverse County	1,272
Spicer	75	Kandiyohi County	1,092
Atwater	76	Kandiyohi County	1,087
Eden Valley	77	Meeker County	1,087
Parkers Prairie	78	Otter Tail County	1,035
Watkins	79	Meeker County	1,020
Henderson	80	Sibley County	1,004
Kimball	81	Stearns County	977
Battle Lake	82	Otter Tail County	942
Hancock	83	Stevens County	860
Henning	84	Otter Tail County	858
Onamia	85	Mille Lacs County	856
Silver Lake	86	McLeod County	850
Isle	87	Mille Lacs County	837
Browerville	88	Todd County	825
St. Stephen	89	Stearns County	820
Raymond	90	Kandiyohi County	801
Gibbon	91	Sibley County	789
Ottertail	92	Otter Tail County	763
Sebeka	93	Wadena County	758
Holdingford	94	Stearns County	748
Green Isle	95	Sibley County	747
Belgrade	96	Stearns County	745
Hoffman	97	Grant County	711
Brownton	98	McLeod County	697
Clear Lake	99	Sherburne County	695
Freeport	100	Stearns County	690
Motley	101	Morrison County	689
Clarissa	102	Todd County	659
Brooten	103	Stearns County	655
Vineland	104	Mille Lacs County	642
Grove City	105	Meeker County	637
Randall	106	Morrison County	616
Foreston	107	Mille Lacs County	590
Evansville	108	Douglas County	580
Kandiyohi	109	Kandiyohi County	561
Bertha	110	Todd County	544
Eagle Bend	111	Todd County	539
Verndale	112	Wadena County	511
Prinsburg	113	Kandiyohi County	507
Graceville	114	Big Stone County	506
Brandon	115	Douglas County	497
Cosmos	116	Meeker County	486
Browns Valley	117	Traverse County	481
Rothsay	118	Wilkin County	481
Carlos	119	Douglas County	479
Pennock	120	Kandiyohi County	478
Upsala	121	Morrison County	478
Ashby	122	Grant County	471
Stewart	123	McLeod County	464
Miltona	124	Douglas County	448
New Auburn	125	Sibley County	415
Chokio	126	Stevens County	414
Herman	127	Grant County	387
Barrett	128	Grant County	378
New Munich	129	Stearns County	370
Underwood	130	Otter Tail County	366
Clinton	131	Big Stone County	364
Vergas	132	Otter Tail County	362
Swanville	133	Morrison County	341
Long Beach	134	Douglas County	337
Lowry	135	Pope County	334
Darwin	136	Meeker County	333
Deer Creek	137	Otter Tail County	332
Garfield	138	Douglas County	332
Big Lake	139	Sherburne County	330
Plato	140	McLeod County	322
Grey Eagle	141	Todd County	321
St. Martin	142	Stearns County	321
Cyrus	143	Pope County	314
Buckman	144	Morrison County	309
Kensington	145	Douglas County	272
Bowlus	146	Morrison County	268
Fairhaven	147	Meeker County	261
Wahkon	148	Mille Lacs County	255
Hewitt	149	Todd County	250
Pease	150	Mille Lacs County	245
Lake Lillian	151	Kandiyohi County	240
Donnelly	152	Stevens County	224
Villard	153	Pope County	224
Elrosa	154	Stearns County	223
Sobieski	155	Morrison County	220
Gilman	156	Benton County	216
Dalton	157	Otter Tail County	213
Bluffton	158	Otter Tail County	212
Flensburg	159	Morrison County	208
Greenwald	160	Stearns County	208
Beardsley	161	Big Stone County	202
Forada	162	Douglas County	194
Meire Grove	163	Stearns County	189
Kingston	164	Meeker County	188
Nelson	165	Douglas County	184
South Haven	166	Wright County	182
Dent	167	Otter Tail County	170
Wendell	168	Grant County	167
Elizabeth	169	Otter Tail County	165
Campbell	170	Wilkin County	161
Blomkest	171	Kandiyohi County	138
Roscoe	172	Stearns County	137
Silver Creek	173	Wright County	133
Erhard	174	Otter Tail County	132
Lastrup	175	Morrison County	122
Burtrum	176	Todd County	121
Foxhome	177	Wilkin County	119
Wolverton	178	Wilkin County	119
Elmdale	179	Morrison County	115
Biscay	180	McLeod County	110
Odessa	181	Big Stone County	102
Millerville	182	Douglas County	98
Elbow Lake	183	Grant County	96
Alberta	184	Stevens County	94
Sunburg	185	Kandiyohi County	94
St. Anthony	186	Morrison County	93
West Union	187	Todd County	92
Nimrod	188	Wadena County	82
Bock	189	Mille Lacs County	81
Lake Henry	190	Kandiyohi County	78
Richville	191	Otter Tail County	77
Ronneby	192	Benton County	76
Clitherall	193	Otter Tail County	74
Spring Hill	194	Kandiyohi County	72
Dumont	195	Traverse County	67
Nashua	196	Wilkin County	62
Kent	197	Wilkin County	61
Cedar Mills	198	McLeod County	59
St. Rosa	199	Morrison County	59
Vining	200	Otter Tail County	59
Tintah	201	Traverse County	58
Farwell	202	Douglas County	56
Norcross	203	Grant County	49
Urbank	204	Douglas County	48
Westport	205	Douglas County	47
Sedan	206	Douglas County	46
Regal	207	Kandiyohi County	39
Aldrich	208	Wadena County	34
Doran	209	Otter Tail County	29
Correll	210	Big Stone County	26
Johnson	211	Big Stone County	23
Hillman	212	Morrison County	21
Barry	213	Big Stone County	14

About Central Minnesota

Stearns County, Wright County, Scott 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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