Stearns County, Minnesota
Stearns County is a county in Minnesota with an estimated population of 160,977 in 2023. 21 cities, towns and Census places in it are indexed here.
Largest places in Stearns County
St. Cloud 71,013Sartell 19,726Waite Park 8,396St. Joseph 6,788Sauk Centre 4,610Cold Spring 4,259St. Augusta 3,678Melrose 3,611Albany 2,832Paynesville 2,558Rockville 2,426Avon 1,693Richmond 1,503Kimball 856St. Stephen 803Holdingford 738Belgrade 735Freeport 678Brooten 641New Munich 363St. Martin 310
About Stearns County
Stearns County is one of the counties of Minnesota. County governments in Minnesota handle local services such as courts, property records and elections; cities and towns inside the county run their own municipal services. Population figures come from the Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates, which are updated annually.