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.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud | 1 | Minnesota | 71,485 | 69,597 | 0.66% | 1,777 | 40.22 |
| Sartell | 2 | Minnesota | 19,843 | 19,373 | 0.59% | 1,948 | 10.19 |
| Waite Park | 3 | Minnesota | 8,412 | 8,346 | 0.19% | 666 | 12.63 |
| St. Joseph | 4 | Minnesota | 6,694 | 7,068 | -1.39% | 720 | 9.29 |
| Sauk Centre | 5 | Minnesota | 4,626 | 4,562 | 0.35% | 1,134 | 4.08 |
| Cold Spring | 6 | Minnesota | 4,288 | 4,171 | 0.68% | 1,529 | 2.80 |
| St. Augusta | 7 | Minnesota | 3,734 | 3,509 | 1.52% | 126 | 29.68 |
| Melrose | 8 | Minnesota | 3,612 | 3,608 | 0.03% | 1,138 | 3.17 |
| Albany | 9 | Minnesota | 2,847 | 2,785 | 0.53% | 1,308 | 2.18 |
| Paynesville | 10 | Minnesota | 2,613 | 2,392 | 2.15% | 1,141 | 2.29 |
| Rockville | 11 | Minnesota | 2,439 | 2,386 | 0.54% | 85 | 28.68 |
| Rice | 12 | Minnesota | 2,245 | 1,973 | 3.12% | 394 | 5.70 |
| Clearwater | 13 | Minnesota | 2,164 | 1,932 | 2.75% | 1,201 | 1.80 |
| Avon | 14 | Minnesota | 1,712 | 1,635 | 1.12% | 1,006 | 1.70 |
| St. John's University | 15 | Minnesota | 1,649 | 1,637 | 0.18% | 2,521 | 0.65 |
| Richmond | 16 | Minnesota | 1,507 | 1,489 | 0.27% | 1,264 | 1.19 |
| Eden Valley | 17 | Minnesota | 1,071 | 1,030 | 0.94% | 800 | 1.34 |
| Watkins | 18 | Minnesota | 1,025 | 992 | 0.79% | 1,490 | 0.69 |
| Kimball | 19 | Minnesota | 873 | 803 | 1.99% | 577 | 1.51 |
| St. Stephen | 20 | Minnesota | 805 | 796 | 0.25% | 216 | 3.72 |
| Holdingford | 21 | Minnesota | 737 | 741 | -0.14% | 819 | 0.90 |
| Belgrade | 22 | Minnesota | 734 | 737 | -0.14% | 611 | 1.20 |
| Freeport | 23 | Minnesota | 678 | 676 | 0% | 570 | 1.19 |
| Brooten | 24 | Minnesota | 645 | 627 | 0.62% | 406 | 1.59 |
| Upsala | 25 | Minnesota | 481 | 485 | -0.21% | 149 | 3.24 |
| New Munich | 26 | Minnesota | 363 | 361 | 0% | 681 | 0.53 |
| Grey Eagle | 27 | Minnesota | 324 | 334 | -0.92% | 910 | 0.36 |
| St. Martin | 28 | Minnesota | 310 | 310 | 0% | 355 | 0.87 |
| Bowlus | 29 | Minnesota | 268 | 274 | -0.74% | 210 | 1.28 |
| Villard | 30 | Minnesota | 224 | 223 | 0% | 263 | 0.85 |
| Elrosa | 31 | Minnesota | 222 | 216 | 0.45% | 1,388 | 0.16 |
| Greenwald | 32 | Minnesota | 208 | 199 | 0.97% | 292 | 0.71 |
| Kingston | 33 | Minnesota | 185 | 184 | 0% | 334 | 0.55 |
| Meire Grove | 34 | Minnesota | 185 | 180 | 0.54% | 476 | 0.39 |
| South Haven | 35 | Minnesota | 182 | 185 | -0.55% | 287 | 0.64 |
| Fairhaven | 36 | Minnesota | 153 | 397 | -28.51% | 80 | 1.91 |
| Roscoe | 37 | Minnesota | 129 | 127 | 0% | 208 | 0.62 |
| Elmdale | 38 | Minnesota | 116 | 114 | 0% | 34 | 3.44 |
| St. Anthony | 39 | Minnesota | 92 | 92 | 0% | 187 | 0.49 |
| Lake Henry | 40 | Minnesota | 76 | 74 | 0% | 384 | 0.20 |
| Spring Hill | 41 | Minnesota | 69 | 67 | 0% | 95 | 0.73 |
| St. Rosa | 42 | Minnesota | 59 | 57 | 0% | 160 | 0.37 |
| Westport | 43 | Minnesota | 41 | 41 | 0% | 155 | 0.26 |
| Regal | 44 | Minnesota | 39 | 41 | -2.5% | 76 | 0.51 |
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.
St. Cloud is the largest city in Stearns County.
Regal is the smallest city in Stearns County.
There are 44 cities in Stearns County, Minnesota.